Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 696: This Is One of My Early Works

A lot of people were asking how much this painting was bought for under this comment.

The owner who posted the photo said he got it for 150,000 from the auction house.

It seems this person is the one who bought this early work by Master Chen Danqing from the auction house yesterday.

Some people below believe this is definitely a great find. If the market was good, even for early practice pieces, the price for this oil painting might reach around five to six hundred thousand.

"It's this painting." Chen Yiyang showed this painting in Douyin's comment section to the young junior.

"This painting absolutely couldn't be a work from Master Chen Danqing's early years." The young junior said after seeing this painting.

First he was stunned, then he recalled something incredible, only to say with absolute certainty, "Because this is a work I painted in my early years."

"Junior, you've graduated so many years, still love to joke." Zhang Yuling next to him thought this junior was joking and gently knocked his head.

"Senior sister, I'm really not joking."

Seeing Zhang Yuling didn't believe him, the junior hurriedly took out his phone, searched through his photo album for a long time, and found a photo.

"Look, this is the photo I took after I finished painting this artwork. Although every artist paints some similar pieces of still life oil paintings.

Still, for works with identical arrangement and painting style, I think it's impossible to coincidentally appear as the same two paintings."

Chen Yiyang looked up and found the painting in the photo on the junior's phone really looked identical to the alleged early work by Chen Danqing, except the colors in the auctioned painting were lighter.

"What's with the color?" Chen Yiyang curiously asked, "Though these two paintings are identical, his painting's colors are much lighter than yours."

"That's because I didn't have money back then and couldn't afford good paint. So after all this time, this painting has faded." The junior replied.

This student practice piece from the Art Academy was auctioned off under the guise of an early work by Chen Danqing for a high price of 150,000.

Zhang Yuling had previously told Chen Yiyang that the market for early works by masters is very deep, and Chen Yiyang didn't realize it was this deep.

Now it's clear—not only is the allegedly copied master still alive, but even the creator of the painting knows his work was sold for 150,000.

Since graduation, this junior likely hasn't even made 150,000 from painting, and his practice piece from back then was signed with a name and sold for 150,000.

"Senior sister, Mr. Chen, I need to go now. This matter is too interesting; I have to make a video about it and put it online."

The junior waved his hand and hurried off. After all, he relies on making videos and being a self-media content creator for a living. Since he has all the evidence that the painting was his, he has to make a video and share it.

After the junior left, Chen Yiyang looked at Zhang Yuling.

"I told you, the market for early works by masters is really deep, isn't it?" Zhang Yuling wasn't surprised at all, especially at well-known Art Academies where many second-hand dealers like to steal paintings from student classrooms, and some even buy leftover oil paintings from studio managers after students leave them behind.

Because these oil paintings are drawn by professional art students, the quality is guaranteed. Moreover, students generally don't sign their names; they take them, hang any name on them, claim it's an early work by a master, and sell it for money.

You might spend only a thousand to buy a hundred paintings, but if you sell even just one, you make tens of thousands."

"What if the buyer discovers it's a forgery; would there be any legal risks?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"It's hard to hold anyone accountable." Zhang Yuling explained, "Auction houses notify customers before the auction that they only handle the auction, not the authenticity.

Whether modern artworks or antiques, the auction house informs bidders which authentication institutions verified the items as genuine before auctions.

But the auction house won't guarantee whether the items align with the authentication opinions.

So even if you find it's fake after buying it and want to hold someone accountable, you'll face a problem: you can't hold the auction responsible, only the person providing the items.

But those people might've already fled, or you'll face a more troublesome issue, which is how to confirm whether the painting is genuine or not.

You can contact an authentication agency, but others may have their partnered authentication agencies. Your agency says it's fake; theirs say it's real.

If it ends up in court, it's tough for the court to make a judgment."

"But if the buyer has great influence, could they win the lawsuit if they find the creator to testify that the painting is fake?" Chen Yiyang curiously asked.

"Clearly, you haven't heard of Shi Guoliang's case." Zhang Yuling curled her finger under Chen Yiyang's chin and said, "Come, let's go home, and I'll explain Shi Guoliang's case on the way."

The plan was for Zhang Yuling to explain Shi Guoliang's case once they got home.

But after they were exhausted and slept, it was already the next day.

So, they continued the conversation while soaking in a milk bath in the bathtub.

The Shi Guoliang case stands as a milestone in the domestic calligraphy and painting world.

The incident began when a collector named Li bought a painting titled "Golden Autumn" by the contemporary famous painter Shi Guoliang from a man named Zhang.

This Collector Li had extensive connections and directly contacted Shi Guoliang to verify the painting's authenticity.

Shi Guoliang saw it and confirmed he had never painted this piece, identifying it outright as fake.

Once Li confirmed the painting was fake, he immediately sought a refund from Zhang but was never successful.

So both went to court in the Imperial Capital.

During the trial, Collector Li not only had Shi Guoliang personally write an authentication opinion stating 'This work signed "Golden Autumn" is a fake replica of the same-named work by myself'.

Shi Guoliang even appeared in court as a witness, declaring the painting wasn't his work and was a replica. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Logically, the case shouldn't be hard to rule on.

But Zhang's lawyer had two points.

First, Li as a calligraphy and painting enthusiast had professional skill and ability to identify the painting's authenticity. Zhang didn't guarantee authenticity during the sale, so even if it's fake, Li should bear the consequences.

Second, although Shi Guoliang is the claimed author, he isn't an authorized representative of a legitimate authentication agency. His authentication opinion lacks legal validity and effectiveness; he can't verify himself.