Thomas turned to the camera and said
"All seven creative sketches will be printed on a new mug launched on my personal shopping website."
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When Thomas followed his usual practice of reading a large advertisement in front of the camera to bring goods for his personal shopping website.
The insurance specialist on the side has also opened the portable suitcase that is fixed to his belt with a locked handcuff to prevent it from being robbed.
He took out seven illustrations wrapped in velvet cloth.
Each illustration is small, only about the size of a children’s book.
No matter whether they are high or low, all seven illustrations use the most exquisite peach wood frames and thickened glass panels.
Except for uniform framing.
In order to prevent accidental disclosure of information about the illustrator to Anna.
Only a few of the staff present knew the specific value of these illustrations. Even the insurance specialist in charge did not know which of the seven paintings was worth one million US dollars. That one.
Thomas finished the commercial break and turned the frame over through the velvet cloth.
He pointed to an area covered with stickers on the back of the frames of the seven paintings. That was the name of the artist of each painting.
After the comparative evaluation of the seven illustrations, the true prices of these paintings will be revealed to the audience at the end.
He took a few blank cards from the staff, divided them into four groups, kept one for himself, and distributed the rest with markers to everyone.
Here are the rules
Select your favorite water sports, favorite cars, and favorite special effects from the previous One Dollar to One Million Dollar Challenge videos. almost.
Anna as an art critic and Thomas as a collector.
The insurance specialist of the insurance company and a black man randomly selected from fans to participate in the video represent the perspectives of all ordinary viewers.
The four of them will serve as judges to jointly score each work.
Only Mr. Hyperion knows the true price of each work.
The full score is 10 points, the lowest is 0 points, the 4 judges get the sum, and the one with the highest score is the winner.
Thomas was not very anxious to lift the flannel covering the picture frame.
It is different from a sports car and a yacht.
He knows that many of his audience have no basic understanding of art, and do not know what kind of paintings are valuable and what kinds of paintings are not valuable.
So, he first pointed at the camera and said to Anna.
"Before the evaluation, it can be passed by professionalsTell our audience what kind of market the illustration market is?"
"In a popular sense, illustration is an art form that presents textual content, stories, and ideas in a visual way. Its painting forms are diverse, it can be pen painting, colored pencil painting, marker painting, or even oil painting, but generally speaking, the length of the painting will not be too large, and the color will not be too large."
"The most expensive painting in the world How expensive can illustrations be?"
Thomas knew that his audience was not here to take art classes, so he hurriedly asked a question that is more disturbing to ordinary people.
"It's hard to say , compared to oil painters, illustrators are not so artistic in the inherent impression of ordinary people. They have more works and lower unit prices, but the price fluctuation of illustrations is also very large, and it is the most expensive one."
Anna frowned and thought.
"What do you mean it's not like that? 039Art039"
Thomas captured the other party's words.
"How to put it, it's like the content you asked for is Batman"
"The collaboration between Batman and me is my personal merchandise to be precise, thank you. Thomas interrupted.
“Whatever you say. I mean, it’s hard to imagine that painters like Titian, Monet, and Van Gogh would paint content that was popular in society at that time, just like Picasso generally wouldn’t paint Sherlock Holmes and Watson portraits. But illustration is different. Illustrations and comics have been connected with popular culture since their birth. "
"For example, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, the specific value of these cartoon characters is difficult to estimate. If you include the i value, it should exceed one billion US dollars. One of the best-selling children's literature works in the world, The Wind in the Willows, the copyright fee for the illustrations of artist Shepard's version is even higher than the copyright fee for Graham's text story content. Even if you can own the original published illustrations of the first edition of Harry Potter, someone is willing to pay a high price for it. ”
“If you don’t consider i, how much can a simple drawing be sold for? What kind of illustrations can you buy in the art market for one dollar, ten dollars, or one million dollars?”
“One million is already the price of the top small-size illustrations in the industry. The illustrations that can be sold at this price are all from top artists in the industry. Not only do they have mature artistic styles, but they also require certain historical stories. For example, the most famous illustrator in modern times should be Norman Rockwell, a student of the anatomical painter George Berryman. Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung once commented that his illustration art had reached its peak in the 20th century. "
"Norman Rockwell, I think I heard this name in middle school class"
Thomas said.
"Of course you should have heard of it. Pass. "The girl was not surprised.
"The pinnacle of Norman Rockwell's life achievement was that at the request of President Roosevelt, he drew a series of illustrations of the Four Freedoms to boost national morale during World War II. Someone took the newspaper and the fee that published this series of illustrationsThe Declaration of Independence was printed in the City Evening News. ”
Anna trimmed a hanging strand of hair to the back of her head and introduced, “He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Congress, which is the highest honor a citizen of the New World can receive in his life.” ”
“One million is the top painter”
“The top brushstrokes, the most gimmick stories, and the market’s popularity. So I say, since you are not the president, and it is not World War II, it is not a good choice for you to spend one million to commission a project. ”
Anna nodded and joked generously, “It’s a pity that the person who looks most like Roosevelt in this room is not you.” ”
She is both beautiful and cold, and her smile makes the ice melt and flowers bloom.
Note: Like Anna, President Roosevelt is famously disabled in his legs. People.
“One hundred thousand to one million US dollars, this price can usually buy the works of top painters, but it does not require much support from historical events. For example, an illustration work by an Indian painter depicting Hindu mythology was auctioned in the recent Himalayan art sale at Juste. "
Anna took an IAD from the nurse and clicked on an illustration of gods and fairies wearing crowns in the jungle.
The information above shows that this illustration The exquisite illustrations were used as blueprints in French and British books on Indian religion in the 19th century.
“The original painting of this painting is very good. "
Anna enlarged the picture and commented.
"The brushstrokes are very fine. Its starting bid is US$80,000, and the estimated transaction price is around US$120,000 to US$200,000. But the buyers that day seemed to like the painting very much, and the auctioneer was also good at stimulating the atmosphere. The final transaction price was US$585,000. This number exceeded market expectations by a lot. ”
“Ten thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars. You can find very experienced second-tier painters at this price. They may not be top artists, but each of them has his or her own mature artistic style. This is also a common price for high-end commissions. The biggest daily customers of these painters are film companies. Those beautiful art posters you see in movie theaters before new movies are released are mostly the work of painters in this price range. ”
“For around five thousand dollars, you can hire a very good professional illustrator, except that you don’t have to think too much about the artistic component. This is the price of a daily large order for a small painting studio. ”
“It’s about a thousand dollars. There’s no requirement for more, but you can still get an appointment with works that seem to be in the past. As for under five hundred dollars, I’m sorry, this is not my area of expertise. "
Anna pursed her lips in a slightly mean arc.
"What do you mean it is not your area of expertise?"
"Not absolutely, but usually In other words, it is an unqualified work of art. ”
Anna thought about it for a while, but still commented.
Art critics and auction house appraisers are different.
The latter needs to try to find the advantages of a work, which is related to commissions and handling fees for failed auctions.
Art critics are usually quite venomous. They need to discover the shortcomings of a painting and identify the deceivers from the group of painters to criticize.
Although Anna in a wheelchair looks like a cold little queen who doesn’t like to talk, her articles for Art Weekly are always known for being mean and ruthless, but her hair and beard are not all white. The old painter who died was scolded and cried by her.
She is such a person who goes her own way, otherwise she would not be willing to agree to Thomas' invitation.
Anna is not short of money, art is only her spiritual sustenance.
She has no good impression of low-cost painters who work part-time online. She hopes to expose the errors and mistakes in these painters' works.
In the field of art,
She has always believed that you, the painter, have no confidence in yourself, so how can you make others have confidence in you and how can you make the market have confidence in you
Anna knows that this price is usually not for a piece of art.
The vast majority of them are art students or amateur painting enthusiasts studying online. It is very happy for them to be able to sell a commissioned illustration. Maybe they sell a painting. That’s a good amount of extra living expenses in one month.
Otherwise, her evaluation would not be so polite as "unqualified". According to her character, it would be nice not to call the other person trash.
"Okay, let's start with the first painting." Anna uncovered the canvas on a painting. Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft