Soul Painter

the seventh day.

auctions.

Also held at Hanart TZ.

Gao Fan couldn't hide from here, and he was also interested in what price his works could be auctioned.

Gao Fan, dressed in formal attire, left God in the hotel and arrived at Hanart TZ with Lawrence.

Dozens of people were already sitting in the auction house, and everyone was quietly flipping through the auction books in their hands.

Gao Fan's arrival did not attract any attention.

However, when Gao Fan glanced over the auction room, he saw an acquaintance, the adventurer and collector Siegfried who looked exactly like Keanu Reeves, who once experienced a mysterious journey with Gao Fan in Egypt partner.

Why did this big brother come to Xiangjiang...?

Gao Fan was puzzled, but this is not the time to chat.

When Gao Fan was staring at Siegfried, Siegfried seemed to move a bit, and looked back, seeing Gao Fan, he smiled and waved to Gao Fan, so Gao Fan did the same.

Gao Fan saw at a glance that when Siegfried waved his hand, the watch on his wrist...was weird.

When he saw the watch, Gao Fan passed a fiery red monster in front of his eyes. It was shaped like a devil, and it climbed on the wall full of flesh and blood with its four limbs—Gao Fan’s current 55-point investigation, 26-point mysticism, Let his sensitivity to the mysteries be astonishing.

Therefore, Gao Fan realized that Siegfried might be involved in some pollution incident.

Siegfried should be considered an investigator.

In the village of Mitt in Egypt, after experiencing the mystery of cats, Siegfried was seriously injured and survived. The mystery must have polluted him at that time...

Mystery seems to be a kind of world view. When you pry into the truth of the world from this angle with trembling, you will never be able to get rid of its influence.

Mysteries seem to be converging on me... This thought came to Gao Fan's mind.

He sat down, flipped through the auction book in his hand, and quickly found his work.

The starting price of the mask group paintings "Falsehood" and "Infatuation" are both 800,000 yuan.

Eight hundred thousand.

It is the value that Guardian International has determined for Gaofan at this moment.

In the auction catalog, there is a special note below the two works: "This is two of the artist's fifteen "Mask Group Paintings". This group of oil paintings will be exhibited in Pengcheng and Boston in January next year. Acquisition The artist needs to cooperate with this and future exhibitions, and the transportation cost shall be borne by the artist himself.”

That is to say, although the painting was acquired, when Gao Fan wanted to hold a solo exhibition, the collector had to return the painting. This is not a special case in the collection industry, and it is very common, so Gao Fan was persuaded.

"This auction is just a starter." Lawrence whispered in Govan's ear, "Sotheby's and Christie's spring auctions in April and May every year are the highlight. This year's Christie's, Picasso's "Matador" The auction cost 140 million yuan, although this one is not as good as that one, I contacted a few collectors, your price should not be lower than the three young Western artists at the opening of Christie's..."

What Lawrence whispered in Gao Fan's ear, Gao Fan didn't take it too seriously. He just remembered that he said that one hundred million and one hundred million and one hundred million were the transaction prices of two spring auctions in April. He thought to himself, art The product is really valuable...

At this time, the male auctioneer wearing white gloves stood behind the auction stage, holding a small hammer, and briefly introduced how many items there were in this auction and what the first item was.

"First of all, we are going to bid for two works by Gao Fan, a young domestic painter. I believe that you have seen these two outstanding paintings in the exhibitions in the past few days. The theme is the "Mask" series of paintings, a total of fifteen pieces , the two pieces to be auctioned are "Falsehood" and "Infatuation", the starting price is 800,000 yuan, and each bidding unit is 50,000 yuan, please start bidding."

Gao Fan's paintings are too outstanding, and Gao Fan's reputation is relatively low, so it was used as the opening.

Soon, the price was doubled to 1.6 million.

There were more than 15 bidders raising placards.

Lawrence knew them all, and told Gao Fan one by one, which one was an independent collector and which one was an art consultant for a museum.

In the next five minutes, the price climbed to 2.6 million.

At this time, some collectors who bid for the auction out of interest have gradually lost their desire to bid.

That painting is indeed excellent, it is a masterwork that can make people fall for it, but the artist is unknown in their eyes, and the investment is risky.

Gao Fan noticed that Siegfried raised his cards twice, 1.8 million and 2.6 million respectively. These two scenes were a little cold, and all parties seemed to be weighing whether it was worth it, so Siegfried raised his cards as if to join in the fun. It's like an atmosphere group.

"Collectors in Boston are very interested in your work." Lawrence said.

Another three minutes.

The auction price has increased to 3.3 million, which is already four times the starting price, because the auction is only one of the two mask group paintings "Falsehood", and the auctioneer did not expect such a high price for the first work. His expression was focused, The voice was full of passion, and he kept pointing at the less than five bidders left in the field, quoting their prices one by one.

"3.35 million! Bidder No. 12 bid 3.35 million. Is there any higher price?"

3.35 million, No. 12, still taken by Siegfried, Siegfried turned his head and smiled at Gao Fan.

However, this price was immediately exceeded.

They are the art consultants of the Gardner Museum. They did not connect by phone, but arrived at the scene. On the one hand, they wanted to acquire Gao Fan's works, and on the other hand, they wanted to discuss with Lawrence about holding a solo exhibition at the Gardner Museum next year.

Seeing the art consultant of the Gardner Museum holding up placards continuously and pushing the price to 3.7 million, Siegfried shrugged and put down the placard in his hand. investment opportunities.

"1 time in 3.7 million!"

The auctioneer's tone became more and more excited, and the price of the first piece was nearly five times higher, which is also rare in the art collection field.

At this time, a staff member came to the auctioneer. After hearing what the staff said, the auctioneer showed a somewhat unbelievable expression. After confirming in a low voice, he announced:

"Just now, an off-site guest made an offer over the phone and put forward a bidding price of 4.5 million. Now our phase offer has reached 4.5 million."

The bidders sitting outside the venue all showed unexpected expressions. The method of telephone quotation is only suitable for some big customers, museums and the like who have long-term cooperation with the organizer. They have stored quite a lot of ' Credit limit' and 'Money limit'.

Of course, the advantage of this quotation method is that the bid is anonymous, and it is impossible to determine who the bidder is, and this price, 4.5 million, has exceeded many people's expectations.

Gao Fan looked at Lawrence beside him, and saw that Lawrence also looked confused.

"Three and a half million is a reasonable price," he said. "Mrs. Gardner is willing to pay that price."

Chapter 3~