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.
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.
"Simon de Pury, former Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, former owner of Sotheby's rival Phillips de Pury, and currently a London-based dealer, takes us inside a secretive business, whose staggering prices, famous collectors, and high crimes ...
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This literary debut is the story of a young man's twin obsessions - adoration for a girl met on a trip to Australia seven years earlier, and grief over the death of his mother when he was a child.
The Auctioneer is a brilliant followup to his previous novels which garnered the praise of Hollywood's elite including Judith McCreary (Co-EP, Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, and CSI) and Peter Anderson (Oscar Winner, Cinematographer).
A hardcover, nonreturnable signed edition with a short print run (300 numbered copies).
Before that, he was director of the Thyssen Collection, one of the world's greatest private art collections, then the chairman of Sotheby's Europe.
A hardcover, nonreturnable signed edition with a short print run (300 numbered copies).
This literary debut is the story of a young man's twin obsessions - adoration for a girl met on a trip to Australia seven years earlier, and grief over the...