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Simon de Pury
Auctioneer, art dealer, curator, photographer
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Simon de Pury is one of the leading figures in the art market. He is renowned for his deep and longstanding knowledge of the global marketplace and for his legendary performance on the auction podium.
Earlier in his career, he was Owner, Chairman and Chief Auctioneer of Phillips de Pury & Company, before that he was Chairman Europe and Chief Auctioneer Worldwide at Sotheby’s. He was also curator of the Thyssen–Bornemisza Collection, the world’s largest private collection at the time, that today is housed in its own museum in Madrid.
Simon has been instrumental in championing the careers of many contemporary artists, photographers and designers. He has auctioned and secured a substantial number of the most legendary art collections for auctions and private treaty.
He was the subject of an hour-long documentary on the BBC, titled The Man with the Golden Gavel. He was the mentor in Bravo’s reality TV show‚ Work of Art: The Next Great Artist and appeared in Emily in Paris.
He is an active charity auctioneer and over the years has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for a number of charities and cultural institutions. These organizations include amfAR, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Guggenheim Museum, New Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Los Angeles, Fondation Beyeler, Human Rights Watch, and Elton John Aids Foundation, among many others.
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