The Painting’s Hidden Story
The appraiser discovered that the life of the artist told many stories, of struggle, passion, and innovation. A master of the important cohort of painters who led modern art to a new definition was an artist whose works were sometimes controversial and revolutionary in his lifetime and different from traditional notions about art as it had always been known.
This bold approach gave the artist a stinging reputation for pushing boundaries in arts, making the very works precious to collectors and museums today. With each new piece of information gained about the artist, man became increasingly attached to the painting. Knowing the tribulations that had led to achievements in life added a depth to the artwork itself, turning something simple and meant for decoration into something powerful that had a piece of history tagged to it. He could imagine the artist working his emotions out on the canvas, immortalizing that moment for generations to come.
That realization sent him to his knees with the awe of the whole process as he was beginning to look at the painting as the remnants of the journey of the artist. The man became inquisitive about how the painting got from such places and into his hands. Could it have been simply lost or forgotten by previous owners? Undervalued? Every possibility introduced an element of mystery, and he thought to himself that he was in a story with the painting. He became custodian to a piece of art that had travelled through ages, and he felt responsible to preserve it and honor the legacy of the person who had created this masterpiece.
