Riding the wind of rebirth

Zhou Zhi was dumbfounded when asked: "Is this your painting?"

"Yes," the man who took the painting for appraisal said, about forty or fifty years old, "This is what my father left behind. He used to have many friends from the cultural circles."

"Mr. Wei is an influential landscape painter and writer in contemporary China. The biggest feature of his painting articles is his grace and tranquility. In the vicissitudes of decades, he can maintain a consistent style regardless of fate. This is even more important. Popular."

The person on the other side was even more confused.

"He was born in 1915. In 1938, he held his first anti-Japanese war cartoon exhibition in Yancheng, Henan. In 1946, he held a solo exhibition in Kaifeng. At that time, Fu Hengshu, the head of the art group of the Henan Cultural Games, asserted that his landscape paintings were comparable to Zhang Daqian's."

"Later, I was employed as a lecturer at Henan University, where I met Zhao Wangyun and learned from him deeply. Later, he served as deputy director of Nanjing Art Factory and began to enter a period of high production of works."

"In 1957, I went with Fu Baoshi, Yaming and others to sketch in seven provinces in the northwest and southwest, traveling 23,000 miles. Later, I held the 'Mountains and Rivers New Look' exhibition in BJ, which caused a stir at home and abroad. Later, I served as the office director of the Jiangsu Provincial Traditional Chinese Painting Academy. , deputy painter, was rated as a provincial labor model.”

"The following year, he prepared to establish the JS Provincial Traditional Chinese Painting Academy with Fu Baoshi, Yaming, Zhang Wenjun and others. The main members of the Academy were later called the 'New Jinling Painting School', and he was one of the main founders. He published a series of works with great influence. "

"On July 7th, he sketched in Hunan and participated in the "Hibiscus Country Full of Sunlight" art exhibition. He became a master of painting style and painted his representative work, the huge Chinese painting "Huangyangjie" for the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall."

"In 1991, Mr. Wei has been entitled to a lifetime allowance from the State Council as an 'artist with special contributions'. Up to now, he has held more than ten personal exhibitions, and has a large number of works and articles published, won awards, and has been selected by major art museums at home and abroad. Art galleries, museum collections.”

"It's quite honorable for your father to be able to collect his works."

"Really?" The middle-aged man opposite was so happy that he almost saw his molars: "I have never heard of this painter, so I thought he wasn't famous!"

"Mr. Wei specialized in landscape painting in his early years, but from the 1950s to the 1970s, he mainly focused on figure painting." Zhou Zhi said: "As a painter from the old society, his figure paintings mainly record and reflect New China. The new life depicts the environment and people in the new era, with beautiful scenery and profound artistic conception. "

"The series of new Chinese figure paintings he created, such as "Refresher Class", "The Ferry", "Reporting Mine", and "Warm Wind", have a strong imprint of the times; "Marksman", "Welder", "Reporter" , "Kelp Breeder" is a direct depiction of the front line of production. The "Carrying Vegetables", "Laundry", "The Night Dew is Strong", "Inspection Patrol", "Chicken Farm", "Field Head Blackboard Newspaper", "Watching the Performance" and "Going to the Market" faithfully record the daily life of the people in New China, and have an unshakable milestone status in the development of Chinese traditional figure painting. "

"If we consider this subject alone, Mr. Wei can be called the painter who best combines tradition and life in New China. He can be said to live up to the high expectations of the times and has made great contributions to the creation of modern Chinese figure paintings. He is worthy of being a Chinese painter. One of the founders of modern figure painting."

"That's why the country gave him such a high honor, and the painting your father left behind is completely in line with Mr. Wei's creative style and consistent theme." After finishing speaking, he pointed to the year on the title: "And This happened to be the period when Wei Lao's achievements were at their peak, so this is a very rare masterpiece."

"Excuse me, how much is this painting worth now?" The man's expression began to look a little uneasy.

"Mr. Wei is now over seventy, and he still insists on creating." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "So the prices of his paintings have not fully risen yet." Seeing the disappointed look on the man's face, Zhou Zhi added: "If I do it now , the market price is generally between 30,000 and 40,000, and if you find a suitable buyer, it will be doubled.”

"Six, six... to 80,000?" Zhou Zhi's throat moved when he saw the man speaking, and he obviously swallowed his saliva.

Zhou Zhi picked up his tea cup from behind and drank water: "It's almost the same, but I advise you not to sell it. Find a framing shop with better craftsmanship to frame the painting. It will look good when hung."

The man shook his head repeatedly: "How can there be such a big place in the house? Besides, my grandson has already painted a mess on the wall. If he paints on this, the whole family will cry to death?"

"How old are you?" Zhou Zhi almost spit out his tea: "Is your grandson old enough to paint walls?"

"Grandson, grandson." The man said with a smile, "How about you help me find a buyer? I only need seven, no six, sixty thousand yuan, and whatever I can earn from the rest is yours!"

"If we pay the price, it will be the market price mentioned before, which is thirty-five thousand." Mr. Sun said: "Didn't you hear the prerequisite of sixty to eighty thousand? You have to find a suitable buyer."

"This painting can be exchanged for a house. I don't know if it's okay. If I put it at home after knowing it, I won't feel at ease." The man opposite seemed to really want to sell the painting: "I know you are collecting it. All the teachers are rich. Otherwise...which teacher would take it away?"

Zhou Zhi is so greedy that his mouth is watering, but he can only stick to the principle: "Selling paintings here can only be sold to artists. Appraisal teachers cannot participate in the transaction."

"There will be a citizen's auction soon. Can I participate in the citizen's auction?"

"Don't!" Zhou Zhi and Mr. Sun quickly stopped them together. After stopping Zhou Zhi, he said: "The items at the citizen auction are for everyone to take photos of and play with. The working class can also afford them. They can be broken and thrown away without hurting the muscles and bones." , usually only a few thousand yuan at most, but your starting price can be as high as 20,000 yuan, which is not something that is auctioned here at all. "

"But when it comes to big scenes like Hanhai Guardian, they are mainly shooting Qi Baishi, Li Keran, and Fu Baoshi. Mr. Wei's level is currently a little lower." Zhou Zhi sighed. The appraiser, it’s time to pick up the missing piece again today: “If you can’t sell it, keep it, but it’s best to frame it into a scroll and put it away properly, and turn it out regularly to check the condition to prevent painting defects.”

"That's it, don't delay the comrade appraisal later." Seeing that there were good things that he couldn't keep, Zhou Zhi couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Mr. Sun glanced at him, found a pen and paper, wrote a note and handed it to the person opposite: "If you really want to take action, you can try it here. The price... 60,000 to 65,000 is almost enough. As for this Whether you can get the extra five thousand depends on your eloquence. "

The man went away grateful. (End of chapter)