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Although the appearance of the vault looks a little crude, the inside of the door is not simple at all.
The whole vault is located in the middle of the fourth floor of the building, about more than 100 square meters. It is divided into six separate small vaults, and each small vault also has a separate password lock.
Only old Mike could enter the vault, and even Robert, the painter he asked to preside over the daily work of the gallery, could not enter. Therefore, after old Mike entered, he opened all the six small vaults one by one.
These small vaults are full of paintings. Some of these paintings are hung on the wall or on special easels. A vault can hold about 20 oil paintings.
"Cole, do you know why I put these oil paintings here instead of worrying? Because these oil paintings are not famous paintings, when they were purchased, the price was not only low, but I think these words are investment, so these paintings are used for collection on the one hand, and can also be regarded as investment on the other hand." old Mike talked with assurance pointing to those oil paintings.
"In fact, I think investing in oil painting is also a very good investment, so I started to try, and the results look very good. Look at this painting, it is a painting by John Patrick O'Brien, which he created in 1987. I bought it in 1990, and it cost me 120000 dollars. As a result, O'Brien's fame has soared in recent years, and his works It is full of "modern romantic realism" interest and has now been widely collected by many private individuals in the federal government and Europe. If this painting is shot now, the lowest starting price is more than 800000 US dollars. It is not uncommon to meet people who like this painting and make a price of millions of us dollars. In just six years, my investment has increased sevenfold, which is not surprising Wrong? "
Yang Jing nodded. "Mike, you're right. In recent years, with the recovery of the federal economy and the rise of the IT industry, a large number of millions, tens of millions and even billionaires have been created. Therefore, the collection industry has become popular in recent years. Whether it's oil paintings or other works of art, it's actually a good investment opportunity."
Old Mike nodded with a smile. The boss's praise obviously made him very proud.
Of course, he won't invest in these paintings. Although he bought them, it was the boss who paid for them. With the boss's wealth, any hair is worth a hundred times more than the paintings in this room.
So these paintings are mainly used for collection.
Although the value of these paintings is not very high, Yang Jing also looked with interest.
His own understanding of Western painting is not very proficient. Now there are so many works of modern painters in front of him, which is enough to increase his understanding of Western painting.
A still life oil painting in front of him aroused Yang Jing's interest. He got close, enjoyed it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction.
Although this still life oil painting is still a little immature, there is a trace of master charm between the structures. It is estimated that it is not the work of a famous artist when he was young, or a famous artist in the future who has not become famous.
Seeing that Yang Jing was interested in the painting, old Mike came up, took out his reading glasses, put them on, looked at the work, and said: "This is the painting of a young federal painter who came out only a few years ago. The painter's name is David leffer. Although his still life oil painting is still a little immature, it has a full charm and has a Rembrandt style. I bought this painting the year before last and spent 30000 dollars, but I think leffer will certainly soar if he is given a certain time."
Yang Jing agrees. Yang Jing can see the charm contained in the painting. As old Mike judged, as long as the young painter can make unremitting efforts, his fame is definitely only a matter of time.
Yang Jing's judgment is true. If he goes back to the original time and space to check the David leffer, he can know that the David leffer became famous after entering the new century and is known as "modern Rembrandt".
After visiting several small vaults, Yang Jing was very satisfied with the paintings bought by old Mike.
As old Mike just said, there are few famous works in these paintings, most of which are the works of some artists who have not yet become famous, but Yang Jing can see that these paintings have great value-added potential.
In the last small vault, Yang Jing found a surprise.
"Mike, this is Norman Rockwell's work? Where did you get it?" Yang Jing was really surprised to see the three works in front of her.
"Ha ha, I let you find it. How about this surprise?" old Mike asked with a smile on his face.
"It's really a surprise. I didn't expect you to buy Rockwell's works... Well, let me see, Christ Jesus, are these three paintings all Rockwell's works before 1943?"
"Bingo! Cole, you're right. These three works were indeed created by Rockwell before 1943. I was lucky to see them at a friend's place, and I bought them for $2.1 million. Well, the deal was completed the night before yesterday. I called you here today mainly to surprise you."
"Mike, this surprise is really big enough. But didn't Rockwell's works before 1943 burn down because his studio caught fire that year? Why are these three works still there?"
Old Mike shook his head and said, "the fire in 1943 didn't burn all the works in Rockwell's studio, and a small part was rescued. These three paintings survived the fire."
Yang Jing shook her head in disbelief. "2.1 million dollars, three paintings, not expensive, not expensive! Mike, you did a good deal."
Old Mike also shook his head slightly. "Cole, it's not cost-effective. The average painting is close to $700000. This price is not cheap."
Old Mike's words made Yang Jing immediately realize that she had made a mistake. It was only 1996. Rockwell's paintings were really not very valuable in this era. She just substituted the price in 20 years into this era.
American modernist Yang Jing is not familiar with much, but Norman Rockwell is one of the few American painters Yang Jing is familiar with, because when he visited the British Museum in London, he happened to see Rockwell's very famous self portrait of three people. At that time, Yang Jing was very interested in this painting, After going back, I checked Norman Rockwell's information, so he was very familiar with Rockwell's paintings.
In 1973, the Gallup poll asked the question "who do you think is the most outstanding contemporary painter?" as a result, 82% of the respondents regarded Norman Rockwell as the most outstanding contemporary painter and said that he was the recorder of the times in the United States.
In an interview, the American excellent household pictorial once asked Rosalyn Carter, the wife of US President Carter, "which picture do you like best?" the president's wife replied: "Norman Rockwell's little girl in front of the mirror. The girl's bath on the picture deeply moved me. Children sometimes yearn for their adulthood, just like our Amy."
Born in 1894, the painter became an illustrator from the age of 16 to the age of 82. He created continuously all his life. He was once praised as "the most popular artist of this century" by the New York Times.
Rockwell's works record the development and changes of the United States in the 20th century: from barefoot boys in hot summer to astronauts on the moon; From lazy town stores to skyscraper offices; From colorful fairy tale books to shining TV screens... His works not only cover the two world wars, the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as the economic depression and racial problems in the United States, but also include the themes of presidents from Kennedy to Carter, film stars, and Boy Scouts. However, Rockwell's favorite theme is the calm and innocent child.
The American painter, 13 years younger than Picasso, can be regarded as a contemporary of Picasso. But compared with the famous Picasso, Rockwell, who was born as an illustrator, was far from being compared with Picasso in any way. Even many serious critics or artists always think that Rockwell is just an "illustrator". His paintings are just designed for printing, with simple color and plane.
However, many people who have seen Rockwell's original works say that this is not the case. The original of his oil painting is fine in color and varied in pen. They said, "you can't see his painting skills from the printed matter." since his early years, when he painted, he always pasted a note with "100%" on the top of the canvas, reminding himself that every painting should be put on with 100% energy.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this seriousness and efforts that Rockwell has become "the most popular artist in America in this century".
In fact, Rockwell's works will not have a blowout explosion until after the new century. Before the new century, except for a few limited works, the value of other works is not very high.
However, in the new century, especially in the second decade of the new century, the value of Norman Rockwell's works has soared.
On December 4, 2013, a special auction of American art was held at Sotheby's in New York. The work prayer created by Rockwell in 1951 was valued at US $5 million to US $20 million. However, after fierce competition among buyers, it was finally sold for an incredible US $46 million, which set the latest record of Rockwell's works at the auction.
In this painting, the little boy with the back of his head exposed and his well-dressed grandmother bow their heads to pray to God for the food on the table in a shabby restaurant next to the railway station. At the same table with them, two idle young people, one holding a cigarette end in his fingers and the other biting a cigarette at the corner of his mouth, watched them eagerly.
At this auction, another painting created by Rockwell in 1948, spreading rumors, also known as gossip, was auctioned at the end of the auction. Finally, the painting sold for a sky high price of 85 million US dollars! Then he directly broke the record just set by prayer.
The painting "spreading rumors" has been brewing for 13 years. He had previously painted on this theme. The 1948 version began with only two gossipers, then increased to ten, and finally developed into a vivid painting composed of 15 different characters. According to Rockwell, these people in the painting are his neighbors in Arlington. He put himself and his wife Mary in it to avoid being suspected of insulting his neighbors, but some people are still very angry. He himself is the subject of conversation. In the lower right corner of the work, he confronted the originator of these rumors.
In addition, Rockwell's "walk to church" in 1952 sold for $33 million, and his other "leave home" sold for $15.4 million.
But in any case, these works that have produced more than eight figures are the works of Rockwell after the fire in his studio, but the previous works have never appeared on the market.
Now, there are three works created by Rockwell before 1943. This surprise is really unexpected!
PS: bow and thank the "W gentle knife" 100 reward.
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Although the appearance of the vault looks a little crude, the inside of the door is not simple at all.
The whole vault is located in the middle of the fourth floor of the building, about more than 100 square meters. It is divided into six separate small vaults, and each small vault also has a separate password lock.
Only old Mike could enter the vault, and even Robert, the painter he asked to preside over the daily work of the gallery, could not enter. Therefore, after old Mike entered, he opened all the six small vaults one by one.
These small vaults are full of paintings. Some of these paintings are hung on the wall or on special easels. A vault can hold about 20 oil paintings.
"Cole, do you know why I put these oil paintings here instead of worrying? Because these oil paintings are not famous paintings, when they were purchased, the price was not only low, but I think these words are investment, so these paintings are used for collection on the one hand, and can also be regarded as investment on the other hand." old Mike talked with assurance pointing to those oil paintings.
"In fact, I think investing in oil painting is also a very good investment, so I started to try, and the results look very good. Look at this painting, it is a painting by John Patrick O'Brien, which he created in 1987. I bought it in 1990, and it cost me 120000 dollars. As a result, O'Brien's fame has soared in recent years, and his works It is full of "modern romantic realism" interest and has now been widely collected by many private individuals in the federal government and Europe. If this painting is shot now, the lowest starting price is more than 800000 US dollars. It is not uncommon to meet people who like this painting and make a price of millions of us dollars. In just six years, my investment has increased sevenfold, which is not surprising Wrong? "
Yang Jing nodded. "Mike, you're right. In recent years, with the recovery of the federal economy and the rise of the IT industry, a large number of millions, tens of millions and even billionaires have been created. Therefore, the collection industry has become popular in recent years. Whether it's oil paintings or other works of art, it's actually a good investment opportunity."
Old Mike nodded with a smile. The boss's praise obviously made him very proud.
Of course, he won't invest in these paintings. Although he bought them, it was the boss who paid for them. With the boss's wealth, any hair is worth a hundred times more than the paintings in this room.
So these paintings are mainly used for collection.
Although the value of these paintings is not very high, Yang Jing also looked with interest.
His own understanding of Western painting is not very proficient. Now there are so many works of modern painters in front of him, which is enough to increase his understanding of Western painting.
A still life oil painting in front of him aroused Yang Jing's interest. He got close, enjoyed it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction.
Although this still life oil painting is still a little immature, there is a trace of master charm between the structures. It is estimated that it is not the work of a famous artist when he was young, or a famous artist in the future who has not become famous.
Seeing that Yang Jing was interested in the painting, old Mike came up, took out his reading glasses, put them on, looked at the work, and said: "This is the painting of a young federal painter who came out only a few years ago. The painter's name is David leffer. Although his still life oil painting is still a little immature, it has a full charm and has a Rembrandt style. I bought this painting the year before last and spent 30000 dollars, but I think leffer will certainly soar if he is given a certain time."
Yang Jing agrees. Yang Jing can see the charm contained in the painting. As old Mike judged, as long as the young painter can make unremitting efforts, his fame is definitely only a matter of time.
Yang Jing's judgment is true. If he goes back to the original time and space to check the David leffer, he can know that the David leffer became famous after entering the new century and is known as "modern Rembrandt".
After visiting several small vaults, Yang Jing was very satisfied with the paintings bought by old Mike.
As old Mike just said, there are few famous works in these paintings, most of which are the works of some artists who have not yet become famous, but Yang Jing can see that these paintings have great value-added potential.
In the last small vault, Yang Jing found a surprise.
"Mike, this is Norman Rockwell's work? Where did you get it?" Yang Jing was really surprised to see the three works in front of her.
"Ha ha, I let you find it. How about this surprise?" old Mike asked with a smile on his face.
"It's really a surprise. I didn't expect you to buy Rockwell's works... Well, let me see, Christ Jesus, are these three paintings all Rockwell's works before 1943?"
"Bingo! Cole, you're right. These three works were indeed created by Rockwell before 1943. I was lucky to see them at a friend's place, and I bought them for $2.1 million. Well, the deal was completed the night before yesterday. I called you here today mainly to surprise you."
"Mike, this surprise is really big enough. But didn't Rockwell's works before 1943 burn down because his studio caught fire that year? Why are these three works still there?"
Old Mike shook his head and said, "the fire in 1943 didn't burn all the works in Rockwell's studio, and a small part was rescued. These three paintings survived the fire."
Yang Jing shook her head in disbelief. "2.1 million dollars, three paintings, not expensive, not expensive! Mike, you did a good deal."
Old Mike also shook his head slightly. "Cole, it's not cost-effective. The average painting is close to $700000. This price is not cheap."
Old Mike's words made Yang Jing immediately realize that she had made a mistake. It was only 1996. Rockwell's paintings were really not very valuable in this era. She just substituted the price in 20 years into this era.
American modernist Yang Jing is not familiar with much, but Norman Rockwell is one of the few American painters Yang Jing is familiar with, because when he visited the British Museum in London, he happened to see Rockwell's very famous self portrait of three people. At that time, Yang Jing was very interested in this painting, After going back, I checked Norman Rockwell's information, so he was very familiar with Rockwell's paintings.
In 1973, the Gallup poll asked the question "who do you think is the most outstanding contemporary painter?" as a result, 82% of the respondents regarded Norman Rockwell as the most outstanding contemporary painter and said that he was the recorder of the times in the United States.
In an interview, the American excellent household pictorial once asked Rosalyn Carter, the wife of US President Carter, "which picture do you like best?" the president's wife replied: "Norman Rockwell's little girl in front of the mirror. The girl's bath on the picture deeply moved me. Children sometimes yearn for their adulthood, just like our Amy."
Born in 1894, the painter became an illustrator from the age of 16 to the age of 82. He created continuously all his life. He was once praised as "the most popular artist of this century" by the New York Times.
Rockwell's works record the development and changes of the United States in the 20th century: from barefoot boys in hot summer to astronauts on the moon; From lazy town stores to skyscraper offices; From colorful fairy tale books to shining TV screens... His works not only cover the two world wars, the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as the economic depression and racial problems in the United States, but also include the themes of presidents from Kennedy to Carter, film stars, and Boy Scouts. However, Rockwell's favorite theme is the calm and innocent child.
The American painter, 13 years younger than Picasso, can be regarded as a contemporary of Picasso. But compared with the famous Picasso, Rockwell, who was born as an illustrator, was far from being compared with Picasso in any way. Even many serious critics or artists always think that Rockwell is just an "illustrator". His paintings are just designed for printing, with simple color and plane.
However, many people who have seen Rockwell's original works say that this is not the case. The original of his oil painting is fine in color and varied in pen. They said, "you can't see his painting skills from the printed matter." since his early years, when he painted, he always pasted a note with "100%" on the top of the canvas, reminding himself that every painting should be put on with 100% energy.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this seriousness and efforts that Rockwell has become "the most popular artist in America in this century".
In fact, Rockwell's works will not have a blowout explosion until after the new century. Before the new century, except for a few limited works, the value of other works is not very high.
However, in the new century, especially in the second decade of the new century, the value of Norman Rockwell's works has soared.
On December 4, 2013, a special auction of American art was held at Sotheby's in New York. The work prayer created by Rockwell in 1951 was valued at US $5 million to US $20 million. However, after fierce competition among buyers, it was finally sold for an incredible US $46 million, which set the latest record of Rockwell's works at the auction.
In this painting, the little boy with the back of his head exposed and his well-dressed grandmother bow their heads to pray to God for the food on the table in a shabby restaurant next to the railway station. At the same table with them, two idle young people, one holding a cigarette end in his fingers and the other biting a cigarette at the corner of his mouth, watched them eagerly.
At this auction, another painting created by Rockwell in 1948, spreading rumors, also known as gossip, was auctioned at the end of the auction. Finally, the painting sold for a sky high price of 85 million US dollars! Then he directly broke the record just set by prayer.
The painting "spreading rumors" has been brewing for 13 years. He had previously painted on this theme. The 1948 version began with only two gossipers, then increased to ten, and finally developed into a vivid painting composed of 15 different characters. According to Rockwell, these people in the painting are his neighbors in Arlington. He put himself and his wife Mary in it to avoid being suspected of insulting his neighbors, but some people are still very angry. He himself is the subject of conversation. In the lower right corner of the work, he confronted the originator of these rumors.
In addition, Rockwell's "walk to church" in 1952 sold for $33 million, and his other "leave home" sold for $15.4 million.
But in any case, these works that have produced more than eight figures are the works of Rockwell after the fire in his studio, but the previous works have never appeared on the market.
Now, there are three works created by Rockwell before 1943. This surprise is really unexpected!
PS: bow and thank the "W gentle knife" 100 reward.
Although the appearance of the vault looks a little crude, the inside of the door is not simple at all.The whole vault is located in the middle of the fourth floor of the building, about more than 100 square meters. It is divided into six separate small vaults, and each small vault also has a separate password lock.Only old Mike could enter the vault, and even Robert, the painter he asked to preside over the daily work of the gallery, could not enter. Therefore, after old Mike entered, he opened all the six small vaults one by one.These small vaults are full of paintings. Some of these paintings are hung on the wall or on special easels. A vault can hold about 20 oil paintings."Cole, do you know why I put these oil paintings here instead of worrying? Because these oil paintings are not famous paintings, when they were purchased, the price was not only low, but I think these words are investment, so these paintings are used for collection on the one hand, and can also be regarded as investment on the other hand." old Mike talked with assurance pointing to those oil paintings."In fact, I think investing in oil painting is also a very good investment, so I started to try, and the results look very good. Look at this painting, it is a painting by John Patrick O'Brien, which he created in 1987. I bought it in 1990, and it cost me 120000 dollars. As a result, O'Brien's fame has soared in recent years, and his works It is full of "modern romantic realism" interest and has now been widely collected by many private individuals in the federal government and Europe. If this painting is shot now, the lowest starting price is more than 800000 US dollars. It is not uncommon to meet people who like this painting and make a price of millions of us dollars. In just six years, my investment has increased sevenfold, which is not surprising Wrong? "Yang Jing nodded. "Mike, you're right. In recent years, with the recovery of the federal economy and the rise of the IT industry, a large number of millions, tens of millions and even billionaires have been created. Therefore, the collection industry has become popular in recent years. Whether it's oil paintings or other works of art, it's actually a good investment opportunity."Old Mike nodded with a smile. The boss's praise obviously made him very proud.Of course, he won't invest in these paintings. Although he bought them, it was the boss who paid for them. With the boss's wealth, any hair is worth a hundred times more than the paintings in this room.So these paintings are mainly used for collection.Although the value of these paintings is not very high, Yang Jing also looked with interest.His own understanding of Western painting is not very proficient. Now there are so many works of modern painters in front of him, which is enough to increase his understanding of Western painting.A still life oil painting in front of him aroused Yang Jing's interest. He got close, enjoyed it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction.Although this still life oil painting is still a little immature, there is a trace of master charm between the structures. It is estimated that it is not the work of a famous artist when he was young, or a famous artist in the future who has not become famous.Seeing that Yang Jing was interested in the painting, old Mike came up, took out his reading glasses, put them on, looked at the work, and said: "This is the painting of a young federal painter who came out only a few years ago. The painter's name is David leffer. Although his still life oil painting is still a little immature, it has a full charm and has a Rembrandt style. I bought this painting the year before last and spent 30000 dollars, but I think leffer will certainly soar if he is given a certain time."Yang Jing agrees. Yang Jing can see the charm contained in the painting. As old Mike judged, as long as the young painter can make unremitting efforts, his fame is definitely only a matter of time.Yang Jing's judgment is true. If he goes back to the original time and space to check the David leffer, he can know that the David leffer became famous after entering the new century and is known as "modern Rembrandt".After visiting several small vaults, Yang Jing was very satisfied with the paintings bought by old Mike.As old Mike just said, there are few famous works in these paintings, most of which are the works of some artists who have not yet become famous, but Yang Jing can see that these paintings have great value-added potential.In the last small vault, Yang Jing found a surprise."Mike, this is Norman Rockwell's work? Where did you get it?" Yang Jing was really surprised to see the three works in front of her."Ha ha, I let you find it. How about this surprise?" old Mike asked with a smile on his face."It's really a surprise. I didn't expect you to buy Rockwell's works... Well, let me see, Christ Jesus, are these three paintings all Rockwell's works before 1943?""Bingo! Cole, you're right. These three works were indeed created by Rockwell before 1943. I was lucky to see them at a friend's place, and I bought them for $2.1 million. Well, the deal was completed the night before yesterday. I called you here today mainly to surprise you.""Mike, this surprise is really big enough. But didn't Rockwell's works before 1943 burn down because his studio caught fire that year? Why are these three works still there?"Old Mike shook his head and said, "the fire in 1943 didn't burn all the works in Rockwell's studio, and a small part was rescued. These three paintings survived the fire."Yang Jing shook her head in disbelief. "2.1 million dollars, three paintings, not expensive, not expensive! Mike, you did a good deal."Old Mike also shook his head slightly. "Cole, it's not cost-effective. The average painting is close to $700000. This price is not cheap."Old Mike's words made Yang Jing immediately realize that she had made a mistake. It was only 1996. Rockwell's paintings were really not very valuable in this era. She just substituted the price in 20 years into this era.American modernist Yang Jing is not familiar with much, but Norman Rockwell is one of the few American painters Yang Jing is familiar with, because when he visited the British Museum in London, he happened to see Rockwell's very famous self portrait of three people. At that time, Yang Jing was very interested in this painting, After going back, I checked Norman Rockwell's information, so he was very familiar with Rockwell's paintings.In 1973, the Gallup poll asked the question "who do you think is the most outstanding contemporary painter?" as a result, 82% of the respondents regarded Norman Rockwell as the most outstanding contemporary painter and said that he was the recorder of the times in the United States.In an interview, the American excellent household pictorial once asked Rosalyn Carter, the wife of US President Carter, "which picture do you like best?" the president's wife replied: "Norman Rockwell's little girl in front of the mirror. The girl's bath on the picture deeply moved me. Children sometimes yearn for their adulthood, just like our Amy."Born in 1894, the painter became an illustrator from the age of 16 to the age of 82. He created continuously all his life. He was once praised as "the most popular artist of this century" by the New York Times.Rockwell's works record the development and changes of the United States in the 20th century: from barefoot boys in hot summer to astronauts on the moon; From lazy town stores to skyscraper offices; From colorful fairy tale books to shining TV screens... His works not only cover the two world wars, the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as the economic depression and racial problems in the United States, but also include the themes of presidents from Kennedy to Carter, film stars, and Boy Scouts. However, Rockwell's favorite theme is the calm and innocent child.The American painter, 13 years younger than Picasso, can be regarded as a contemporary of Picasso. But compared with the famous Picasso, Rockwell, who was born as an illustrator, was far from being compared with Picasso in any way. Even many serious critics or artists always think that Rockwell is just an "illustrator". His paintings are just designed for printing, with simple color and plane.However, many people who have seen Rockwell's original works say that this is not the case. The original of his oil painting is fine in color and varied in pen. They said, "you can't see his painting skills from the printed matter." since his early years, when he painted, he always pasted a note with "100%" on the top of the canvas, reminding himself that every painting should be put on with 100% energy.Perhaps it is precisely because of this seriousness and efforts that Rockwell has become "the most popular artist in America in this century".In fact, Rockwell's works will not have a blowout explosion until after the new century. Before the new century, except for a few limited works, the value of other works is not very high.However, in the new century, especially in the second decade of the new century, the value of Norman Rockwell's works has soared.On December 4, 2013, a special auction of American art was held at Sotheby's in New York. The work prayer created by Rockwell in 1951 was valued at US $5 million to US $20 million. However, after fierce competition among buyers, it was finally sold for an incredible US $46 million, which set the latest record of Rockwell's works at the auction.In this painting, the little boy with the back of his head exposed and his well-dressed grandmother bow their heads to pray to God for the food on the table in a shabby restaurant next to the railway station. At the same table with them, two idle young people, one holding a cigarette end in his fingers and the other biting a cigarette at the corner of his mouth, watched them eagerly.At this auction, another painting created by Rockwell in 1948, spreading rumors, also known as gossip, was auctioned at the end of the auction. Finally, the painting sold for a sky high price of 85 million US dollars! Then he directly broke the record just set by prayer.The painting "spreading rumors" has been brewing for 13 years. He had previously painted on this theme. The 1948 version began with only two gossipers, then increased to ten, and finally developed into a vivid painting composed of 15 different characters. According to Rockwell, these people in the painting are his neighbors in Arlington. He put himself and his wife Mary in it to avoid being suspected of insulting his neighbors, but some people are still very angry. He himself is the subject of conversation. In the lower right corner of the work, he confronted the originator of these rumors.In addition, Rockwell's "walk to church" in 1952 sold for $33 million, and his other "leave home" sold for $15.4 million.But in any case, these works that have produced more than eight figures are the works of Rockwell after the fire in his studio, but the previous works have never appeared on the market.Now, there are three works created by Rockwell before 1943. This surprise is really unexpected!PS: bow and thank the "W gentle knife" 100 reward.
