Then, Darryl pointed to the fold. “However, no matter how good his skills, Herman had overlooked a crucial part, and that was the paper he used for the painting.”
“Watt Thompson used art paper produced by the Hill Family for his paintings. Those papers were very famous during that time. However, the production line was shut down sometime later.”
“The Hill Family art paper had an exceptional quality; no matter how hard one folded the paper, it would always return to its original state. It would never wrinkle. Fake paintings would never be produced with the same type of paper.”
Wow!
Everyone stood closer to take a better look at the fold.
Even Lily and Yvonne could not help themselves; they went closer to observe the painting, too. Darryl was right; the fold was still there, and the paper showed no sign of recovering.
Was the painting a fake?
Yvonne shivered as she looked at Darryl with deep admiration and respect.
‘He was not a useless ma…’
Matt held his fist tightly; he wanted to argue with Darryl, but he could not. He thought that the painting was genuine…
How could he, the apprentice of a famous antique appraiser, lose to a live-in son-in-law?
Matt’s face reddened! He took the painting and said, “I still think that the painting is genuine. I will call my master.”
He took out his cellphone and video-called his master.
Everyone was amazed when they saw the name on Matt’s cell phone screen.
Master Simon Joe?
The call was connected almost immediately. An elderly man appeared on the screen. He was petite-sized, but he looked wise.
It was Master Joe!
Everyone was stunned when they saw him on the screen.
Matt enjoyed all the attention he commanded at that moment. He quickly moved the camera toward the painting and asked, “Master, this is a Watt Thompson painting. Please take a look if it is genuine.”
They would have the truth once Simon opened his mouth. Who would dare to doubt the words of the Master Antique Appraiser?
Simon took a look at the painting and said, “The Tiger Roar Mountain painting? The tiger looked lively and energetic. This is a genuine painting!”
Everyone was amazed when they heard that.