Darryl took a glance and furrowed his brows.
Everyone was amazed by the painting.
It was a genuine painting! What a treasure—the painting of the Tiger Roar Mountain.
A few collectors there were nervous too; they had all hoped to offer a reasonable price for the painting. However, in the antique business, there was a rule. No one should interfere when a potential buyer negotiated on the price of an antique.
Kingston was negotiating with the antique seller; hence the other collectors could only wait impatiently.
Kingston handed the painting to Matt as he smiled with pride. “Matt, take a look. What do you think about this painting?”
The painter had excellent skills; the emotion on the tiger looked real and grand. The whole painting style matched Watt Thompson’s original style.
The asking price for the painting was 1 billion bucks!
The price was fairly reasonable for a Watt Thompson painting.
At the Handerson Auction in 2004, a Watt Thompson painted fan, called the Cherry Appreciation, was sold for 4.7 million bucks; it was equivalent to about a billion bucks after so many years had passed. However, that was only a painted fan.
The painting in question at that moment was an art piece called the Tiger Roar Mountain. It could fetch 3 billion bucks in an auction, but the seller had asked for 1 billion bucks for it.
Kingston was worried, though. He only had slightly more than 1 billion in his assets. If the painting were proven to be a fake, he would lose all his money. Hence, he decided to ask for Matt’s help.
Matt took a thorough look at the painting. He said, “
Everyone knows that Watt Thompson was an incredible talent. Not only was he a painter, but he was also a poet and a calligrapher.”
“All his paintings had the strong energy of a drawing and the gentleness of an artist. The Tiger Roar Mountain exuded these qualities perfectly. Look at the tiger; there was a strong and clear definition in its strips, and it displayed the strength of a tiger flawlessly. The tree beside it gave the whole painting a more gentle touch.”
“Overall, the painting looked strong, energetic and gentle at the same time. It matches all the qualities of a Watt Thompson painting. It is definitely a genuine painting.” Matt spoke clearly.
Everyone was impressed with Matt’s analysis of the painting. What a skilful young man!
His antique appraisal skill was the best among everyone there. A few of the collectors nodded in agreement.
The collectors all had in-depth knowledge of antique painting. They were all impressed with Matt ‘s talent in the appraisal.