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Authenticating oil paintings was a simple yet complicated matter It was a simple matter as, if it were fake, an expert would be able tojust one flaw

However, if the oil painting were real, it was strenuous to deterenuine product as an expert would be required to carry out checks and logical deductions froe of authenticating "Beach at Scheveningen in Storolden yellows to express the roaring and surging sea that came before a stor was taken out, the experts inhaled a breath of cold air after taking a glance at it

After all, Van Gogh was a fa trend for more than a century However, this was not because everyone was speculating his works, but because his oil paintings indeed possessed an extraordinary char depicted a vast scenery As the experts had seen a lot of Van Gogh's works, both genuine and counterfeit, they had a hunch after taking just one glance: this could be a genuine painting!

The art industry took intuition, which was also the sixth sense, very seriously Outstanding, experienced experts would first follow their intuition when they looked at an artwork

If they felt that the painting was a fake, they would look for a flaw If they felt that the painting was genuine, they would carry out the proper procedures to verify it

Professor Kevin used a lass to look in detail at the lines of the painting and said, "The oil painting's colors are vibrant enough The outlines are drawn idly with the style of Japanese print and the portrait does not have the standard 'three-dimensional sense of realish"

"The canvas is rough with darains of sand stuck onto the surface They are already embedded into the canvas and have beco period of tih painted this painting while he stayed on Scheveningen Beach, which was near The Hague He had to withstand the raging sea breeze while painting Quite a few grains of sand and moisture in the air were blown onto the canvas, ulti the four experts, three of thes while one of thelass to inspect the painting, Professor Surghi assessed the canvas and paint based on historical records, and the other expert used a s

As the authentication progressed, both groups of experts looked azes becahthearted atmosphere before

Li Du understood the reason behind the unconcerned with him earlier It was because they had speculated that his paintings were fakes and thought hiht

The authentication took two and a half hours Even though Li Du did not understand the teries used by the experts and was also unable to follow their train of thought when they were authenticating, he tried learning fros that would definitely help develop his career

The experts froeles County Museum of Art reached an outcos, looked at hi the Reforenuine!"

Li Du s I knew that they were genuine Genuine paintings can always be distinguished with just a glance"

Sughri and his colleagues took out a certificate of authenticity froht with thening and sta it

After another quarter of an hour, the experts from Christie's had come to a conclusion All four experts had the same surprised look on their faces

Professor Kevin said, "Mr Li, after our authentication and negotiation, we have all coenuine You have found a world-renowned painting that was lost for nearly half a century!"

"I am too fortunate," Li Du responded "This really is a joyous er dared to belittle hireatly They kept calling him "Mr Li," spoke with their heads lowered and their backs bent, and used words that were all very respectful

Subsequently, they exchanged the two paintings and continued to authenticate them, which required over another two hours

Despite that, both parties did not ized and excited

For the able to authenticate world-renowned paintings was a type of enjoyreat opportunity to improve their skills and accumulate experience