Although Tang Huiqin is not as high as the international achievements of his disciple Liu Yizhi, even internationally, Tang Huiqin's paintings have not been recognized by European collectors. However, Tang Huiqin's reputation and authority in China are unquestionable.
Not to mention other things, the dozens of disciples she directly brought out are already leading experts in the domestic painting circle. Not to mention those students from the Central Academy of Fine Arts who have taken her classes and received some of her advice.
These are Tang Huiqin's influence in the Chinese painting world. Although she does not have many paintings, every one of them is collected by her students at a high price. However, most of her paintings were donated to art museums or auctioned for charity. Basically, it doesn’t matter who gets Mr. Tang’s paintings. They are all hidden in their own secret rooms like rare treasures. They only take them out to brag about their collection of Mr. Tang’s works when they have free time to communicate with people in the circle. Therefore, there are very few paintings by Mr. Tang that have actually been released.
"It is said that Mrs. Tang has been out of the domestic painting scene for nearly ten years and no longer teaches at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. However, in recent years, as her disciples have emerged one by one, her reputation has also grown. There are several collections in the country. Tang Lao's paintings in the hands of individuals have also been valued at more than seven figures, worth millions of yuan."
The minds of collectors are different from those of artists. Although Yuan Hai is half collector and half painter, he is still more of a collector. When he enters the home of a leading figure in the painting world like Tang Huiqin, what he thinks about is not how to respect this painting figure. The dean of. Instead, I’m thinking about how to obtain collectible paintings.
"The ordinary paintings that Mr. Tang gave to his friends in his early years can be worth millions of yuan. If this painting is Mr. Tang's final work, and I do a little hype, the value may be increased several times. .”
collect! collect!
The core meaning of collection lies in "rareness". No one has it but I have it. A single piece in the world, a final work or a deceased work can all add a sense of mystery and treasure to the collection.
There were once two identical pieces of precious Yuan blue and white porcelain at your auction. The value of each piece is more than 5 million yuan. The total value added up is almost more than 10 million yuan. But when the auction started, the seller took the initiative and smashed one of the pieces. As a result, there was only one complete Yuanqinghua piece left in the world. Its price immediately jumped from five million yuan. It has soared to nearly 20 million yuan.
This is what makes things rare. It is also the best way to play in the collection world. When you play with collections, you don’t just play with the collections themselves, many times. What’s important is the story and value behind the collectible, and even some of the prestige and scandals brought by the collectible.
Playing with collections also plays with people's hearts. Obviously, collector Yuan Hai is also well aware of this. He values the name and attributes of the unknown painting in the living room, which is "the final work of Tang Dynasty".
I believe that any collector in the industry who understands Mr. Tang’s status as a leading figure in Chinese painting circles will be able to understand the meaning and value of these six words. Although it may not be as good as Liu Yizhi's "The Train is Coming", which can attract big European collectors to bid for more than 50 million US dollars, but as long as the hype is right, it can still be sold for a high price of 10 million yuan. Easy.
This is the skill of auctioning. Yuan Hai, who has been a collector for more than ten years, has this confidence in himself. If this painting was really Mr. Tang's final work, he could sell it for a sky-high price.
"Yizhi is here, hurry up... sit inside... Liping and I will prepare some more dishes..." Grandma Tang Huiqin, who heard the commotion, walked out of the kitchen with a smile and saw the girl who had just entered the door and was sitting on the sofa in the living room. Liu Yizhi and Yuan Hai, who were drinking tea, smiled and said to Yuan Hai, "This must be the collector Mr. Yuan that Yizhi mentioned?"
"Hello, Mr. Tang, don't you dare... I am actually a half-hearted painter, and I once took your class at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. I remember that at that time you taught the course "Inquiry into the Origin of European Oil Painting" The class was really wonderful. After so many years, the sound is still lingering in my ears. It is a great honor for me to have the honor to meet Mr. Tang again today."
Seeing the kind-hearted Tang Huiqin, Yuan Hai quickly stood up from the sofa, bowed his body, and complimented with a smile on his face.
However, Tang Huiqin, who had a good impression of Yuan Hai at first, immediately felt confident and knew what kind of person Yuan Hai was when she saw Yuan Hai like this. Slightly chubby, not too short, a bit smooth, with squinty eyes, a big mouth, and a bit flat nose. At first glance, he is not a good person.
In addition to what Yuan Hai said just now, Tang Huiqin has read countless people, and she knows it even better. Generally, there are only three types of people who come to see her. One is her past friends or students who come to reminisce about the past. The second type are students or figures in the painting circle who really want to ask for teaching. They have no selfish motives and just want to discuss their experiences with each other. The third type is people like Yuan Hai, who pretend to be visiting, but actually come to look for opportunities to make a fortune and want to get one or two paintings from themselves.
Tang Huiqin, who has read countless people, can basically see through Yuan Hai's thoughts at a glance. So naturally I didn't have much enthusiasm for him, but out of politeness, I still gave him a faint smile, then turned to my student Liu Yizhi and said: "Yizhi, the teacher doesn't have any good food to entertain you today. You are now a great painter in the world, and you can leave a mark in the history of art in the future. Teacher only has some home-cooked meals, don’t mind!"
"Why don't you mind, teacher, the last time I ate the food you cooked was when I was helping you with your homework in college. Those fellow students would definitely be envious if they knew that I can still eat the food cooked by the teacher. Kill me."
Liu Yizhi smiled, waved his hand and said.
No matter how well-known he was internationally, he always felt that in front of his teacher Tang Huiqin, he was still a student who knew very little. these years. Traveling all over the European continent, he examined his teacher Tang Huiqin's views on the origin of oil painting, the reasons and processes for the rise of various schools, and once again proved the correctness of his teacher Tang Huiqin's views. I admired my teacher Tang Huiqin even more.
This time when he returned to Jian'an City, Liu Yizhi had another important request, which was to ask his teacher Tang Huiqin to write a preface for the "History of the Development of European Oil Painting" that he had devoted himself to writing.
"In other words, you use the teacher's food as a treasure, haha... Yizhi, I heard that this time, you published a "History of the Development of European Oil Painting". Can you give the teacher a copy?"
Tang Huiqin is still wearing an apron. There is light in the eyes. said.
"Of course. Teacher, this time I just want you to take a look at my book "History of the Development of European Oil Painting" and ask you to write a preface before sending it for publication. The manuscript is here... "
A little flattered. Liu Yizhi hurriedly took out a hardcover "History of the Development of European Oil Painting" from his bag. It was he who changed the manuscript three times. It is an extremely sophisticated study of the history of the development of European oil painting, with hundreds of thousands of words deleted.
"It's not easy! Yizhi, I didn't expect that you would really continue our project. It's a pity when I think about it. Because of the teaching and research funding issues, and the limitations of time and place, our project was not able to go to Europe. When I went to investigate, I just put forward some hypothetical conclusions on many questions. Now that you have inherited this knowledge, you went to the field to investigate, and brought back the results of the research and investigation from Europe. Teacher, I can't wait to see them first."
Tang Huiqin took the "History of the Development of European Oil Painting" handed over by Liu Yizhi, holding it in the palm of her hand as if she had found a treasure, and hurriedly put it in her bedroom, leaving it to ponder over each word for the next few days.
"Teacher, in fact, this book is largely due to you. After you read it, you will know that my research context is completely the continuation of the graduation project you gave me at the university. I studied from Rome, Vienna and Paris, etc. In the Geological Museum, I interviewed some old oil painters, and they confirmed that many of your conclusions are correct. These are explained in detail in the book. However, there are definitely many wrong things that need to be corrected. I hope the teacher will still give you some advice. , helping students perfect this book.”
Although he is already one of the top oil painters in the world, Liu Yizhi is still absolutely humble towards his teacher.
At this moment, the doorbell rang again. Qin Yanran ran over with a smile as soon as she heard the doorbell like the wind: "Su Lin must be here."
When she opened the door, Qin Yanran smiled more like a flower. The person outside the door was indeed Su Lin, wearing a clean white T-shirt and simple jeans, but with a bright smile on her face.
"Yanran, I'm here."
Naturally, Su Lin smiled, changed into slippers and walked in. Qin Yanran was a little shy this time. She was still wearing a carefully selected floral skirt and a cute ponytail at home. She followed Su Lin with her head lowered and her face red.
Just now she was looking forward to Su Lin's arrival, but now that Su Lin is here, Qin Yanran is a little afraid to speak. Her heart was beating so fast, as if there was a deer bumping around inside, and her face was a little hot. Qin Yanran turned her head to look at Su Lin, thinking in her mind whether Su Lin had noticed that she had specially chosen this one today. The most beautiful floral skirt.
When at home, Qin Yanran usually wears loose casual clothes, or simply pajamas. But today, because Su Lin was here, she chose the most beautiful floral skirt after so many choices. Grandma and mother have just commented that this dress is the most beautiful, and Su Lin will definitely be tempted by it.
But now, why doesn't Sulin look at himself? Qin Yanran noticed that after Su Lin came in, his eyes were attracted to Liu Yizhi and Yuan Hai on the sofa in the living room.
Yuan Hai has a crooked face. He is chubby, has a flat nose, and has small eyes. He does not look like a good person. He has a standard appearance of a profiteer. But Liu Yizhi has dignified features, very long hair, pulled back in a ponytail, and a long black beard. He looks like a standard artist.
Su Lin didn't know that Qin Yanran had hosted a banquet for other people at his home today, so he felt a little embarrassed when he came in. He looked at the two people on the sofa and looked at them carefully. Qin Yanran began to introduce him: "Su Lin, this It's my grandma's student Uncle Liu Yizhi, who is an internationally renowned oil painting master, and this is Uncle Yuan Hai who came with Uncle Liu. He is also a famous collector in China. They are all here to visit my grandma today. "
The tutors in the Qin family were still very good. Grandma Tang Huiqin had already returned to the kitchen to continue cooking, so Qin Yanran politely introduced them both, and introduced Liu Yizhi and Yuan Hai to Su Lin. Qin Yanran introduced Su Lin to the two of them again: "Uncle Liu, Uncle Yuan, this is Su Lin, my high school classmate. This time, he is also the top scorer in the college entrance examination, tied for first place with my score."
"Hello Uncle Liu, hello Uncle Yuan."
Su Lin laughed and shouted after Qin Yanran.
Liu Yizhi looked at Su Lin and smiled cordially. He shook hands with Su Lin and gave a thumbs up, saying, "You're a good young man. He won the first prize in the college entrance examination. He's really awesome."
"Not bad! Not bad! A pretty good young man..." Yuan Hai was a little perfunctory. His mind was now on the "The Train Is Coming" next to Liu Yizhi and the unknown painting in the living room. Can you care about Su Lin, Qin Yanran's classmate? Although he was a little surprised when he heard that Su Lin was also the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but in Yuan Hai's eyes, the top scorer in the college entrance examination has no value at all.
"Su Lin, Uncle Liu is the winner of this year's Vienna Oil Painting Gold Medal."
Qin Yanran further introduced Su Lin, but she also seemed to know that Su Lin had no interest in art and painting. His art class in high school had never received a rating of above average, so after a few introductions, they started talking to each other. He followed Su Lin to the house to fill out his application form.
"Today is the day to fill in the application form for the college entrance examination. Uncle Liu, Uncle Yuan, Su Lin and I will go and fill in the application form first. You can drink tea and watch TV in the living room first."
After dragging Su Lin to her mother Fang Liping's room, Qin Yanran was no longer as shy as she was at the beginning. She turned on the computer and went to the Fujian College Entrance Examination application website.
"Su Lin, what major do you want to apply for at Qingbei University? Have you decided?" Qin Yanran asked.
"Yanran, what major do you want to major in? I think I am suitable for finance and economics!" Su Lin expressed his thoughts. (To be continued...)
ps: The fourth update is 4,000 words! Two more chapters