A few days later, Feng Yu flew to New York. His main purpose for coming to New York was not to invest. It was to attend an auction. Sotheby's auction.
Sotheby's is the world's most famous book and art auction company. It has branches in more than 40 countries and has two main auction houses. One is in London, and the other is in New York.
Many art pieces, especially books, were auctioned at sky-high prices. Half of them were auctioned by Sotheby's.
This time, Feng Yu had come to New York to attend Sotheby's auction. He heard that many western art pieces, including books, oil paintings, etc., will be auctioned. Recently, the economy is not doing well, and many internet tycoons are about to go bankrupt. That's why they had to sell their collections.
Feng Yu's target is an oil painting. She wanted to buy it and give it to Kirilenko as a wedding gift.
Feng Yu had asked Ralph to find out more about this auction. There were a few western oil paintings, and there were even world-class masterpieces like Van Gogh and Picasso.
There were many famous oil painters in the history of oil painting, but these two artists' works had been popular for many years. Even Feng Yu, who does not understand oil painting, had heard of these two artists. They were known as the top two oil painters in modern history, and their status was comparable to Da Vinci.
In Feng Yu's mind, if he wanted to give something to someone, he should at least give them something that they like. If one were to give a Chinese painting by Hua Xia, it might be worth a lot in the eyes of Hua Xia or some art collectors. But to Kirilenko, it might be the same as those New Year paintings on the walls of ordinary households. Hmmm … …
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"Boss, this is the album of the auction item. It has the picture, description, appraisal agency, starting price, and other information. I've written it down for you on this piece of paper. It's the position of the oil painting in the album."
Ralph passed an album and a piece of paper to Feng Yu. There is no need to worry that Sotheby's items are fake. Sotheby's reputation is worth at least tens of billions of USD. If it is fake, they will not dare to auction it. Of course, there would also be some clear indications that the authenticity of the auction items could not be determined, so the buyer should make their own judgment.
Feng Yu began to look through the paintings on the list. They were all expensive oil paintings. The first painting was "The Massacre of the Innocent" by the Dutch painter Rubens. It was about the vulgar behavior of human beings and their inner emotions, including massacre.
The starting price was 40 million USD, and Feng Yu crossed it off.
It's not that the price is too high. Even if it's 100 million USD, Feng Yu will not feel the pinch. Both of them have been working together for many years. Without Kirilenko's help, Feng Yu's initial accumulation of funds would not have been so smooth.
It was because the painting depicted a massacre and negative emotions. If he were to give such a painting to someone as a wedding gift, wouldn't he have been kicked in the head by a donkey? Moreover, even a country bumpkin like Feng Yu had never heard of this painter.
The second one was Van Gogh's self-portrait. Although there were already photos of this guy in the era where he lived, and there were at least three clear photos of him left in the world, and there were at least 40 self-portraits of him, each one of them was so sought after by people.
Feng Yu looked at this self-portrait and felt it was blurry, and the colors were weird. Oh, that's not right. The appraisal agency described the painting as, "Not as photo-realistic, but through a knowledge of color and a modern taste for color, expressing and enhancing the characters in a passionate way."
This is called modern taste in color?! Feng Yu does not know how to appreciate it, and he also does not know how those who "know" about art can appreciate it.
The starting bid for this painting is 50 million USD, and Feng Yu ticked it off. Van Gogh's name was well known. Although Kirilenko does not appreciate it, maybe Kirilenko's fiancée will like it.
The third painting was called. The painter was France's Paul Cézanne. Feng Yu looked at it. It was a table with apples, onions, oranges, wine bottles, plates, tablecloths, wine glasses, knives, etc. He did not see any beauty in this painting, but the starting bid was 42 million USD.
Are you sure this is not the work of those beginners? What's the difference?
The description at the back of the painting was: This is an apple with no politics, no ideology, no ambition, no impatience, and will not pretend to be profound! It is fresh and fragrant, real, and true to its nature. It is quiet and shiny. This was a very meaningful painting.
Feng Yu was impressed by the people who wrote the description. This was an apple, and it was a must for beginners to paint. Of course, this apple does not have any ideology or ambition. How can an apple run for the US President?
Meaningful? What does it mean? There is an onion beside the apple. Are you sure it smells fresh and fragrant?
Fine. Feng Yu had also heard of Cézanne's name before. Based on his artistic taste, if Feng Yu were to give this painting to him, he will surely hang it in his dining room. Hmmm … Feng Yu also felt that it was suitable to hang it in his dining room.
Eh? There is a painting by Picasso. Feng Yu was overjoyed. The title of the painting was. Kirilenko will surely like it if he gave a painting of a beautiful woman.
Feng Yu flipped to the album and was in a dilemma. This is a painting by a master? This is the work of an artist? This is the work of art that everyone praises?
Damn, this person looks even more abstract than the alien in Feng Yu's eyes. Are you sure this is not a painting? This painting looks like a student's crayon work. There was no symmetry, and the lines were rough. Feng Yu suspected if this painting was drawn by Picasso with his feet!
If this painting were to be hung in his bedroom, Feng Yu would have nightmares at night!
But when Feng Yu remembered that Picasso was an abstract artist, he gritted his teeth and added it as a backup.
After that, there were a few more famous paintings, but Feng Yu was not satisfied with them. It was either these paintings were not famous enough, or the meaning was not right. For example, that painting was also a famous painting by Rubens. It was called.
What was the meaning of giving such a painting to someone's wedding? Kirilenko asked Kirilenko: "Brother Ki, you are a good son."
Not to mention Kirilenko is a Russian. Even if he is a Chinese, he will be beaten out of the Northeast and Northwest regions, where there is a tradition of beating children!
Feng Yu could not understand those manuscripts, books, etc. and felt that Kirilenko and his fiancée might not like them. Also, they were not expensive.
Feng Yu was worried. Was there something wrong with his appreciation? Or could it be that these paintings were simply hyped up by those nobles and merchants to make profits?
Once art was tainted with the stench of money, it would deteriorate. Feng Yu was not worried about the stench of money. He was not short of money, but he wanted a suitable painting.
Now, it seems that the most suitable painting should be that. Could it be a "beginner's" painting? Hanging in Kirilenko's Mansion's dining room?
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