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The auctioneer, adventures in the art trade, Simon de Pury and William Stadiem

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The auctioneer, adventures in the art trade, Simon de Pury and William Stadiem

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eng

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autobiography

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illustrationsplates

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The auctioneer

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Simon de Pury and William Stadiem

Sub title

adventures in the art trade

Summary

Simon de Pury wants to turn the world on to art. His background with auction houses and his current position as a London-based dealer and advisor to great collectors around the world gives him one of the highest profiles of any non-artist in the art world. Here de Pury tells the secrets--and drops the names--as he takes you behind the scenes of a world of collectors, bidding wars, and front-page art crimes

Table Of Contents

My nude portrait -- Going contempo -- Artopolis -- L'artiste -- The apprentice -- London calling -- My role model -- The auction house wars -- Simon de Monaco -- Our man in Geneva -- A royal courtship -- Me and the Baron -- The merry wives of Heini; or, The making of a collector -- Foreign intrigues -- If I had a hammer -- Teams of rivals -- The women -- My oligarchs -- Courting Medicis -- The cutting edge

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Adventures in the art trade

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