Chapter 350: A Streetcar Named Desire

The sluggishness lasted only a few seconds before the scene exploded.

"Hahaha"

Crazy laughter rang out loudly, shaking the entire market.

In an instant, people were laughing and crying!

"I'm so laughing! I didn't expect Steven to have this side, it's a spoof!"

"Hahaha, when did Mark Antony become Chinese? And wearing jeans, so funny!"

Betty stumbled over, supported Ye Tian's shoulder with her hand, wiped her tears, and laughed breathlessly:

"My dear, you should ride a war horse, that is more like a Roman general, more like Mark Antony!"

"I think so too, wait until Jue Ying grows up! Then I can experience the feeling of being a Roman general. It must be great! Unfortunately, this world can no longer be conquered with a sword!"

Ye Tian retracted the Gladius pointed at the sky and said with a little regret.

The show is over! He reinserted the Roman dagger into the scabbard, took off the general's helmet, and put two movie props back into the booth.

The laughter fell, and everyone went on to choose their favorite movie props. Everyone was smiling, very relaxed.

The play is done, and he is now a crazy fan of Marlon Brando! It's time to get the final goal!

Ye Tian began to check the rest of the movies souvenirs, pretending to admire them one by one, looking very seriously, like a crazy fan!

Five minutes later, he reached out and patted the stall owner on the shoulder, ready to shoot!

When the stall owner turned around, he immediately pointed to a few Marlon Brando movies souvenirs on the stall and said:

"Man, I want these hand-painted movie posters. Let's make a price! Don't use me as a fool like Cook!"

He said jokingly, hurting Cook bastard by the way, in a very relaxed tone.

But his eyes hidden under the sunglasses were extremely bright, staring closely at one of the hand-painted movie posters, his gaze was extremely hot, and he was not willing to move away for a second.

These five hand-painted movie posters are different. They are the promotional posters of the five films "Viva Zapata!", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Mutiny on the Bounty", "The Young Lions", and "The The Men"!

It's all movie posters of Marlon Brando's works in the 1950s. That was the era of Marlon Brando!

What Ye Tian stared at was Marlon Brando's most famous work, the classic movie filmed in 1951, and the poster for "A Streetcar Named Desire".

Unlike the print movie poster, this poster has very little text information.

In the upper left corner are written the names of the two leading actors, Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, and in the middle of the poster is the name of the movie, written in swash English "A Streetcar Named Desire".

There is a line of small characters below the movie name, which are the names of the director and screenwriter.

Apart from this, there is no other text on the poster. What people see is only a picture of wildness and desire.

Stanley, played by Marlon Brando, and Blanche, played by Vivien Leigh, embraced each other with emotion. Both of them closed their eyes, and their exposed half of their faces were all intoxicated, immersed in sweet love!

The painter's painting skills are very brilliant, the pictures are bright and full of tension, and the brush strokes are meticulous. Whether it is the characters' movements, expressions, muscle lines, and the most important charm, they are all vividly expressed!

From Marlon Brando's torn vest, explosive muscles, the red scratches on his back, and Vivien Leigh's fingers, everyone can feel wild and endless. Desire!

As long as people who have watched this movie, they must be very familiar with this picture. This is the cover poster of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and the best interpretation of the whole movie.

Although this picture is familiar, few people have seen the hand-painted poster in front of them, let alone know that it came from a famous artist, and it is so valuable!

For Ye Tian, ​​it was easy to understand this information.

The white light emitted by the poster shows the age. This is indeed an antique in the 50s, no doubt!

The more than a dozen layers of charming halos indicate that it hasn't ordinary artistic value, and it must be a top-level artwork by a famous contemporary artist.

Of course, this also shows its market value, and it is also extraordinary, tens of millions of dollars is just the beginning!

He don't see the author's signature on the painting, and there is no shorthand for the name!

This is not a complete painting art creation, but just a reproduction of the movie screen. It is not a small task to identify who it came from.

But this kind of situation is the most reasonable. If it is signed by the author, how can it end up in Jamestown and the flea market! He is afraid that it would be valued a long time ago!

Seeing the more than a dozen layers of charming halos on this poster, and contacting the time it was drawn, Ye Tian almost knew whose work it was!

There are only a few well-known American artists who have painted movie posters. Everyone has a name and a surname. It is not difficult to distinguish from the art style.

When Ye Tian turned on perspective and observed the poster more deeply, he quickly confirmed his judgment and knew who was the artist of this work!

Among the thick heads of Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, Ye Tian saw two hidden letters 'N.R', which were obviously shorthand for the author's name.

These two letters are very small, and the font color is almost the same as the head colors of the two actors. One is gold and the other is black. It is only slightly lighter, and it is impossible to detect with the naked eye!

Only with a high-power magnifying glass someone can tell the difference, but whoever will use a high-power magnifying glass to study a movie poster!

Because of this, this secret was kept until Ye Tian saw this poster.

For others, this is a secret that is almost impossible to be discovered, but in Ye Tian's eyes, there is nowhere to hide this secret, and he will completely understand it instantly!

The abbreviated name of the letter 'N.R' is a nuanced illustration drawing style.

From these two points, it can be determined that the famous American painter and illustrator in the 20th century, Norman Rockwell, painted this movie poster!

This is a famous artist from New York. He became an illustrator at the age of 16 and continued to create throughout his life until the age of 82. He was once named the "Most Popular Artist of the Century" by the New York Times.

Norman's works document the exhibitions and changes in America in the 20th century, and are a microcosm of American society.

From a barefoot boy on a hot summer day to an astronaut walking on the moon; from a lazy small-town storefront to a skyscraper office; from colorful fairy tale books to shiny TV screens, there is something in his paintings reflect.

His works not only cover the two world wars, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, and economic depression and race issues, but also cover themes from Kennedy to Carter and other presidents, movie stars, and Boy Scouts.

Since he was an illustrator, he mainly painted covers for newspapers and magazines, and painted posters for movies. His style is sweet and optimistic, so he is not recognized by the mainstream art world.

In the eyes of many contemporary artists, Norman's paintings are regarded as artificial, with only physical surfaces but no spiritual essence.

In the field of art criticism, many people only regard Norman as an illustrator, not an artist or a painter!

Norman didn't care about these, he also did like to call himself an illustrator.

However, some of Norman's paintings are indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and are loved by Americans, not worse than any artist.

As time goes by, Norman has been recognized and accepted by more and more people, and the price of his works is also rising rapidly, and he is now one of the most expensive American artists.

One of his masterpieces "Saying Grace", at the Sotheby's New York auction in December 2013, created a new auction record for works by American artists, and sold for US$46 millions!

Although this record was quickly broken, it is enough to prove Norman's artistic status and the market value of his works.

The painting "Saying Grace" was painted in 1951, which happened to be the same year as Ye Tian's "A Streetcar Named Desire", which was the peak of Norman's artistic career.

Because of this, coupled with the more than a dozen layers of fascinating halos, Ye Tian is so sure that the value of this hand-painted movie poster will never be less than US$10 millions, and it may even go far.

It is not impossible to create a new sales record for Norman's works!

Ye Tian's eyes became hotter, staring at the movie poster in front of him through his sunglasses, lest the treasure suddenly disappear from his eyes.