The Ingres's copy painting is not painted on another canvas, but using an unknown special paint, directly copied above Bacon's "George Dyer"!
There is no doubt that this is a very bold and imaginative approach! Even at the risk of completely destroying a classic painting! This dignity alone is enough to be convincing!
What's more amazing is that this extremely risky method turned out to be a success!
The copied painting completely concealed "George Dyer", perfectly without any flaws!
If Ye Tian were not able to see through and see through the falsehood, it would be impossible to discover the hidden Bacon's painting.
In his eyes, the two paints on this canvas are like two skins, with clear boundaries, no one is compatible, just like water and oil, they are clearly distinguished! Never confuse!
It is conceivable that as long as someone won this picture and take it home, he can easily clean the copy of the surface, so that the top famous painting hidden behind can be seen again.
"What kind of paint is this? It's the perfect camouflage material! It's almost impossible to find! Who is this art thief? It's too advanced! I can't stop admire him!"
Ye Tian said to himself with emotion, his eyes full of appreciation! What an eye-opener!
At the same time, he also confirmed one thing.
This art thief must have a very high level of artistic accomplishment. He is probably an amateur painter or even a professional painter. This deceptive copy is his masterpiece.
After all, this is a direct copy of a artwork, it is basically impossible to fake it else!
Even if he didn't do it himself, he had a group of very clever and trustworthy copy masters to help him cover up this stolen famous painting.
The camouflage of the painting has been done to the extreme, impeccable and perfect!
However, how can the buyer be sure that the copy of the painting is the famous painting he wants to buy? Are they not afraid that this is a trap, that there is nothing under the copy, and that they will be ruthlessly cheated?
After all, this is a black market transaction and there is no guarantee at all and it is a fantasy to report to the police!
Unless the buyer has any special method to see through this layer of paint on the surface and see the real famous paintings underneath, only then can he rest assured and complete this black market art transaction!
Thinking of this, Ye Tian immediately retracted the perspective and turned to look at Leo.
As predicted!
Leo had already put on a pair of glasses at this time and was attentively admiring the paintings on the showcase, with an excited smile on his face, almost cheering!
Without even thinking about it, he used these seemingly ordinary glasses to directly see through the paint on the surface of the painting and see the famous Bacon painting hidden behind.
The properties of those special paints should be similar to those of a certain developer. Under special light, it seems that they don't exist at all.
Now that the target is determined, it is estimated that Leo will transfer the funds soon to complete this black market transaction.
Then, he will bid for the price with a placard to win this top art piece at an extremely low price and everything will be done without no one knowing it!
Even when it was transported, this copy of the painting on the surface could serve as a disguise and it was easy to fool the security check and the police to arrive in Miami successfully.
As long as he return to Miami, everything will be fine!
Leo only needs to carefully wash off the outer layer of paint and he can immediately harvest a top-quality artwork without any risk!
"It's so cautious! It's a perfect fit! I admire it!"
Ye Tian secretly said with emotion again.
Then, he began to guess the operation of the stolen money, which is the easiest place to show his feet.
With the caution of these art thieves, the bank account that received the stolen money is definitely not in the United States!
These bank accounts are either in a highly confidential Swiss bank or in a Caribbean island country or a tax haven like Liechtenstein, under the name of a leather bag company, which is very difficult to track!
Moreover, after the money arrives in the account, it is likely to be scattered and transferred immediately and then entered into the account of a transnational money laundering group to launder the dirty money!
After some cleaning and thorough whitewashing, the money will become legal income and enter the numerous bank accounts of art thieves.
From then on, the money can be used in a fair manner and even re-enter the United States!
After walking around in such a circle, although the income of art thieves will be reduced by a large amount, it is very safe to win! Is there anything more important than this?
Besides, no matter how small it is, it is still a huge number. After all, they are doing business without capital and the turnover is all profits!
Although these are all guesses, Ye Tian is sure that he guessed it.
After Leo wore glasses and admired the painting for a while, he quickly took off his glasses and took out the laptop he carried with him and started to get busy. In all likelihood, he was making bank transfers!
The two bodyguards sitting next to him were already on high alert at this time, staring at the surrounding situation vigilantly, further confirming Ye Tian's conjecture.
Steal top artworks, secretly contact buyers, cover famous paintings with special paints, find suitable community charity auctions and then make anonymous donations.
Next, the buyer will inspect the goods in person, make bank transfers, quickly launder money and finally it will be a grand public auction! Let the buyers leave safely with the famous paintings and it will end in joy!
Except for the great risk of theft of artworks, the rest can be said to be seamless, without any loopholes and no traces to be found! The perfect crime plan!
The police and the FBI want to chase these guys, it's absolutely hard to compare to the sky, almost crazy!
Even if they seize the stolen artwork and catch the buyer, it is difficult to catch the seller along the way.
It is very likely that the buyer and the seller have never met during the entire transaction process, all communication are carried out by telephone or the Internet and the payment is also bank transfer.
Buyers don't even know if the seller is a male or female and which city they live in and the seller is not stupid enough to keep the phone or email used!
How to check this? It is estimated that the police and the FBI can't find a clue!
In addition, there are countless charity auctions like today in all parts of the United States, especially during major festivals, there may be many in one city!
If this art thief chooses the auction at random, it will not be traceable at all.
If this guy is smarter and informs the buyer before the auction is about to start and asks the buyer to go to a certain auction to receive the goods, it will be even more impossible to trace!
Thinking of this, Ye Tian couldn't help but put up two thumbs up for these art thieves and was amazed! They really are a group of criminal geniuses!
He don't know how many famous paintings these guys have sold in this way, he believe it is definitely not one or two, it is likely to be a very huge number!
The scale and quantity of art crime is very large, it is a transnational crime second only to drugs and money laundering and they can design such a nearly perfect method of selling stolen goods, these guys must be the top art thieves!
While sighing secretly, Ye Tian also thought of another point.
He didn't know where the bastard Cook got the news. He actually bit these art thieves and wanted to make a fortune on this group of people!
He have to say that that bastard Cook is very courageous and has a bigger appetite! Don't was afraid of being crushed to death!
This bastard is also very wise. If he can't catch the tail of the art thief, he will keep an eye on the buyer, maybe he can find a clue.
As long as the transaction is destroyed at the auction and the famous painting is snatched from Leo, the seller may jump out and ask Cook to settle the account in order to maintain his credibility!
If so, the scene will be lively!
It's just that Leo is more unlucky! Without knowing that he have already become the target of others, not only may he return empty-handed this time, Ye Tian is afraid that Leo will have to pay a huge price!
Money is only one aspect. If he can save his life and return to Miami, that's a blessing!
Cook's bastard is by no means a good person. He can provoke some small African countries to fight civil wars for his own benefit. How can he let go of the large number of top art works close at hand!
He will do everything possible to find these art thieves and take those top artworks as his own. As for the methods used, he will definitely use everything!
Not only is Cook coveting these top artworks, Ye Tian is also very jealous of this huge wealth.
How could it be possible to turn a blind eye to such a huge amount of wealth?
Don't let him find any clues. If he find a clue, then all the top artworks will belong to him, all the wealth is his, so don't move anyone!
As for the bastard Cook, the idiot Leo and the art thieves, stay cool! Just laugh if they can leave Boston alive!
Ye Tian made a decision in an instant to participate in this matter and rob this huge wealth.
But he didn't intend to compete with this famous Bacon painting with a placard. After all, he had promised Cook that he would not shoot today. It is not easy to turn back.
He is ready to start looking for clues from another aspect, using his unique skills!
At the auction site, there must be eyeliners arranged by the art thieves, who are watching the whole process of the transaction to ensure the smooth progress of the transaction and report the situation at any time.
They may not be involved in the auction, but they will definitely contact the guy hidden behind the scenes.
As long as this eyeliner takes out his mobile phone and starts contacting, his chance is here.
At that time, he can not only determine who the eyeliner is and then track it, he can also find out the eyeliner's identity, address and other detailed information through perspective.
He can even find the contact information of the guy behind the scenes. If that's the case, it would be perfect!
The next thing is very simple, under the perspective, these guys will have no secrets at all, that huge wealth will definitely belong to him!
The immediate task now is to find out the eyeliner of the art thieves at the auction site!
After confirming this, Ye Tian immediately retracted his gaze from Leo and was ready to act!
When he retracted his gaze, he glanced at the situation on Cook's side by the way.
As predicted! Cook was like a hungry wolf at this time, staring closely at the back of Leo's head, his eyes glowing green, extremely excited.
At the same time, he was staring at the oil painting on the exhibition stand and he couldn't wait.
The battle is about to begin! These guys can fight first and him will join later. Who is the one who will win? The answer will be revealed soon!
After turning his head, Ye Tian immediately whispered:
"Matthew, Fermi, you sit here first. Don't bid for this oil painting. Just watch the show. There is a good show to be staged! I'll go to the door and make a call! I'll be back soon!"
"Okay, you go, we are not interested in this oil painting at all!"
Matthew nodded and said, not thinking much at all.
Then Ye Tian got up from his seat and walked quickly to the door.
Behind him, the new auctioneer Boris began to introduce himself with a loud and passionate voice!
Soon, Ye Tian walked to the door.
But instead of going out to make a phone call, he stood at the door by the wall, condescendingly monitoring the entire auditorium, preparing to find the eyeliner of the art robber hidden in the crowd.
The auction has begun! A battle filled with smoke began!