The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade

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The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade

Just as William Goldman, the ultimate screenwriter, took us inside Hollywood, Simon de Pury, the ultimate art player, will take us inside an even more secretive business, whose staggering prices, famous collectors, and high crimes are front page news almost every day. The former Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, the former owner of Sotheby's rival Phillips de Pury, and currently a London-based dealer and advisor to great collectors around the world, Simon has one of the highest profiles of any non-artist in the art world. Even though he has an ancient title and the aura of an elegant Swiss banker, Simon is famous as an iconoclast and is known as "The Mick Jagger of Auctions" for his showmanship and exuberance. His whole life in art has been devoted to bringing art to the public and to the juxtaposition of high and low. Movie stars, musicians, and athletes compete with hedge funders and billionaires for the great art, and Simon is their pied piper; he wants to turn the world onto art and this book will be his message.
Country USA
Brand St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer St. Martin's Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-05-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781250059789

Country	USA
Brand	St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer	St. Martin's Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-05-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781250059789

The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade

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