However, after a lapse of 465,438+0 years, this painting was held at the "Year-end Art Auction of Pacific International Auction Co., Ltd." held at 65,438+096+02 and 15, with the title "Meeting between Mao Zedong and Stalin", and the price ranged from RMB 250,000 to RMB 280,000. The information in the auction catalogue shows that this painting is the work of China painter Liu Wenqing. The author carefully compares the stamp of "Great Friendship" with the color pattern of the oil painting "Meeting between Mao Zedong and Stalin" in the auction catalogue, and finds that there is no difference between the two paintings in terms of expression, sitting posture, lighting of the scene, or any other details.
Who is the real author of this oil painting? According to the author's textual research, there are the following possibilities: First, this painting is a painting by the Soviet painter Nalban Hall, and the auction painting is a copy of Liu Wenqing. If the auction company concludes that this painting was made by Liu Wenqing just because there is "1950 Liaoning Hotel official telephone" on the back of the canvas of this painting, there is a great possibility of making mistakes.
Secondly, this painting was painted by Liu Wenqing. Liu Wenqing went to study at the Paris Painting Academy in 1947, returned to China in 1949, and died in 1980. 1950 He was 32 years old. With his skill of holding a solo exhibition in France, there should be no problem in creating this painting. The Soviet painter Nalban once copied this painting. (Liu was a professor at Gansu Normal University and deputy director of the Department of Fine Arts. )
Third, there are "twins" in this painting. This painting shows the historical picture of Stalin's meeting with Mao Zedong at the beginning of 1950. Nalban Hall and Liu Wenqing are probably based on the same news photo.