"It's really beautiful and fascinating! Although I didn't see the author's signature, I'm sure this painter is definitely not a general, maybe a very famous artist.

Is this the work of that artist? In what era was it created? What is its value? Betty, do you know? If you know, let me tell you, I am very much looking forward to knowing the answer!”

Logan said excitedly, his eyes full of anticipation.

This kid still has a certain appreciation ability and has some understanding of artworks. After all, he is a student in the MIT Architecture Department and must have studied related art courses.

Especially the water-facing buildings in Venice, Italy, he must be very familiar with them. They are classic buildings that every school student in the department of architecture must study.

Not only was he curious, but Evelyn was the same.

She also looks forward to knowing the answer, and wants to know the value of the oil painting in front of her, which is higher or lower than the value of the bottle of 1947 white horse red wine?

Unlike them, Matthew had a thoughtful expression, and his eyes were filled with excitement from time to time.

Obviously, he was guessing that the author of this oil painting was also guessing the value of this oil painting, and he had already gained something, but he just didn't know whether it was correct!

Betty shrugged and said with a little regret:

"Sorry, Logan, I don't know the answer. Like you, I also like this oil painting and want to know who the author of this oil painting is.

Steven didn't tell me the answer. He said that when he was in Boston, he would announce the answer again, and give everyone a surprise. Now let Steven reveal the answer!”

After saying that, Betty turned to look at her boyfriend beside her, looking forward to his answer.

Logan and Evelyn were the same, both looking at Ye Tian, ​​with expectations in their eyes.

Ye Tian chuckled softly, then smiled and said:

"Okay, I'll reveal the answer, this is..."

At this moment, Matthew suddenly interrupted Ye Tian, ​​took the conversation and said:

"Steven, don't announce the answer first, let me guess it. I have a little understanding of artwork and also have some knowledge of identification. Since I have encountered this opportunity, I don't want to miss it!"

Matthew said with a roaring brow, his eyes were extremely bright and his light shining!

Obviously, this old man is intriguing and wants to show his skills and show his artistic skills.

Ye Tian stopped talking, nodded with a smile, agreed to Matthew's request, and then looked at his father-in-law with interest.

I wonder how good this old man is? Can you guess the answer? It’s interesting!

When Betty and Logan both looked over in surprise when they heard their father's words.

I haven't heard that my dad can appreciate artworks! What's going on? Don't be fooled! Steven is a well-known master of artwork appraisal and has never seen it!

Only Evelyn still looks like an old god, looking at her husband with a smile, looking very confident.

The living room became quiet, and everyone was waiting for Matthew's identification conclusion.

Matthew picked up the oil painting on the coffee table, held it in his hand, and began to perform a naked eye identification. He looked very carefully and seriously, and looked quite like an appraisal expert!

Seeing his performance, Ye Tian couldn't help but lit up his eyes. Maybe this old man really has two tricks! Let's look at his appraisal results, which are worth looking forward to!

Betty and Logan stared at Matthew incredibly.

Is this still my dad? Why did he suddenly become an appraisal expert? He is still decent! Don’t pretend, right?

Two or three minutes later, Matthew put down the oil painting without any satisfaction and looked up at everyone.

Then, he began to tell the identification conclusion he had drawn, extremely excited and a little confident.

"From the slightly old frame and the fabric of this oil painting, it should have a long history, at least 50 years or more. Is this right? Steven"

The old man was obviously not very confident, so he started to ask for advice in the first article.

The target of the inquiry was of course Ye Tian. He was an expert in art appraisal on the spot, and he was very awesome!

"Yes, Mr. Walter, your identification is very correct about this. The history of this painting is indeed more than 50 years!"

Ye Tian nodded with a smile and gave a positive answer, but did not reveal more.

"Great! I knew that although I had not identified artworks in more than 20 years, my eyesight was still there and it did not completely degenerate and disappear!"

Matthew cheered with a fist, as happy as a child.

My dad actually guessed it right!

I haven't identified artworks in 20 years! What the hell is this? Did my dad used to be an artwork appraisal expert? Don't joke!

Betty and Logan's eyes were almost flying out, looking at their dad in shock, and they couldn't believe what they had just heard! It didn't look like it was real!

Only Evelyn was still as usual, as if she took everything for granted and was not worthy of surprise.

The look she looked at Matthew was even gentler, and she felt a little bit like recalling the past!

After calming down a little, Matthew began to continue to tell his identification conclusions, and this time he was obviously much more confident.

"This painting seems to be a landscape oil painting from the French Barbizon School. From the picture, the brush is light, natural, vivid, beautiful and fresh, and is a very realistic painting technique.

The characters and scenery in the painting are all lifelike, giving people an immersive feeling and full of poetry. What it shows is the most real and simple beauty of nature!

Based on the scenery depicted in this painting, the painting techniques, and my speculation about the school of painting, I think this may be the work of Charles François Dobini, the Barbizon School.

I can see Dobini's style, but it is not very obvious. But even if it is not Dobini's paintings, this painter must have been deeply influenced by Dobini, and his painting style is very similar to Dobini!

This is just my personal identification conclusion, not sure. After all, I am just an art lover, not a professional, and I cannot compare with your high-level identification experts.

If my identification is correct and this is indeed Dobini's work, then we dare not accept this gift, let alone hang it at home! This is really too expensive! It will make us unable to sleep!"

After reading the appraisal conclusion, Matthew immediately looked at Ye Tian and waited for Ye Tian to comment to verify whether his appraisal conclusion was correct.

And in his mind, the result has been basically confirmed.

The painting in front of me is Dobini's work. With Steven's generousness in his actions, he should not give Evelyn a copy or fake!

You know, Evelyn is probably his future mother-in-law! How dare this kid be careless?

Thinking of this, Matthew couldn't help but feel excited and trembled.

This is a painting by Charles Dobini! How many art collectors dream of but unattainable top oil paintings! It is placed in front of you at your fingertips! Can it not be exciting?

As soon as he finished speaking, Matthew already regretted it a little!

You're so rude! You're so full! If Steven followed his advice and really took back this oil painting, wouldn't he regret it?

If you miss this top oil painting that is within your reach, you will be unable to sleep all night! It is inevitable to cry every day!

Betty, Logan, and Evelyn were all stupid at this time, looking at the oil painting on the table in disbelief, Ye Tian, ​​and Matthew!

The eyes of the three of them were flashing with surprise, and they were even crazy!

Charles François Dobini! What a shocking name!

For anyone who has studied European art history, Dobini is an unavoidable person. He is not familiar with the streets, but at least he is familiar with it!

Betty and the others knew Dobini's name, and they had heard of this name in high school and college art classes, and not once or twice!

This great god was a famous French painter in the 19th century and a banner figure of the Barbizon School. He is also considered one of the important pioneers of Impressionism and the winner of the French Knights' Legion Medal!

Speaking of Dobini, we must first talk about the Barbizon School of Painting.

This is a famous landscape painting school that was born in France in the 19th century.

Barbizon is located at the entrance of the Fontainebleau Forest in Paris. It has beautiful scenery. In the 1830s and 1840s, a group of painters who were not satisfied with the rule of the July dynasty and academic painting came here to settle down and paint, forming the Barbizon School of Painting.

They not only express the appearance of nature through realistic techniques, but also are committed to exploring the inner life of nature, striving to express the painter's sincere feelings about nature in their works.

They used real natural landscape paintings to deny the false historical landscape painting programs of the academy and opened the prelude to the massive realist art movement in France in the 19th century.

The Barbizon School opposed academic painters painting landscapes indoors, and advocated leaving the studio to sketch the scenery under natural light, and then based on the sketching manuscripts, creating landscape paintings.

Their creative experience, especially the sketching of scenery, in order to obtain real and fresh feelings and make the tones of the picture brighten, brought important inspiration to European and American landscape painters.

This includes the most important Impressionist school of painting in modern and modern art history, as well as many other famous art masters, who were deeply influenced by the Barbizon school of painting.

The representative painters of the Barbizon School include Rousseau, Dela Pena, Dobini, etc. These people are all famous painters in the history of Western art.

Dobini was one of the earliest painters to paint under external light conditions. He was a well-deserved flagship painter of the Barbizon School. His paintings not only have extraordinary artistic value, but also have pioneering significance!

Dobini's pictures are mostly sunny and full of light; his compositions are mostly banners, with a bright and open feeling and full of natural vitality.

He studied waterscapes very thoroughly and was considered to be the best painter in the Barbizon School of Painting.

It was his way of exploring nature and sketching scenes that had a great influence on the later Impressionist painters and directly led to the birth of Impressionist!

The main Impressionist generals Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Cezanne and other famous art masters can even be said to be students of Dobini. Monet was brought back to France by him from Britain!

In artistic practice, these young painters at that time were deeply influenced by Dobini's paintings, and then created countless top art works, which highlighted the history of Western art!

Dobini also gave these younger painters firm support, and he himself is even known as the founder of Impressionism.

In the history of French art, Dobini has a very high status, and has been praised by countless people and praised by famous art masters such as Paul Cezanne and Delacroix!

His paintings are of great value in both artistic value and market value. They are enthusiastically pursued by countless people and are the top art collections!

So, when Betty and the others heard that the painting in front of them might be Dobini's work, they were naturally shocked and even a little unbelievable!

Especially Evelyn, her eyes were fixed on the oil painting on the table, and she couldn't bear to move it away for a moment.

At this moment, she wanted to go up and seal Matthew's mouth immediately.
Chapter completed!