The Auctioneer: A memoir of great art, legendary collectors and record-breaking auctions

Simon de Pury,William Stadiem

The Auctioneer: A memoir of great art, legendary collectors and record-breaking auctions
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Country
Australia
Published
25 May 2016
Pages
320
ISBN
9781760112318

The Auctioneer: A memoir of great art, legendary collectors and record-breaking auctions

Simon de Pury,William Stadiem

Simon de Pury is the art world’s ultimate insider. His roles have included curator of the world-famous Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, and founder and owner of Sotheby’s rival Phillips de Pury. His exuberant style, showmanship and iconoclasm in a highly conservative profession saw him described as ‘the Mick Jagger of auctions’.

His memoir of a life lived within the world’s greatest collections and auction houses is a truly eye-opening insight into the highest reaches of art, where movie stars, musicians and athletes compete with hedge funders and billionaires to fuel record-breaking prices. Throughout this compelling and revealing journey into a world discretely hidden to all but a few insiders, Simon’s passion for art in all its forms, and his extraordinary depth of knowledge shine through.

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