Experts
Simon de Pury
Chairman, Phillips de Pury & Company
The market has yet to understand the scale of the contemporary Asian art scene, de Pury says. Read More
On picking a living artist's brain. Read More
De Pury on the work emerging from England and Africa. Read More
De Pury predicts that Brazil, Turkey and Indonesia are going to produce some great art. Read More
Frank Stella's influence will only increase in the coming decades, de Pury says. Read More
What can art learn from science, and vice-versa? Read More
De Pury sees the art in the work of Steve Jobs and Tupac Shakur. Read More
We all need to deal with pressure, de Pury says. Read More
The 21st-century designers. Read More
When does a piece of furniture become a work of art? Read More
Koons' "Pink Panther." Read More
A yacht isn't as impressive as a cultural contribution, de Pury says. Read More
Even a little Swiss baker can put together an impressive collection. Read More
Buying art should be more about passion, de Pury says. Read More
De Pury believes there's also an untapped market for old Japanese robots. Read More
An auction, de Pury says, is put together much the way an exhibition is. Read More
If you take a long-term view, de Pury says, you can only be optimistic. Read More
The guarantee is the result of overheated competition. Read More
Who is succeeding the Whitneys, the Forbeses, the Annenbergs? Read More
Buy with your gut, de Pury says. Read More
About Simon de Pury
One of the art world's leading figures, Simon de Pury is renowned for his deep and long-standing knowledge of the global marketplace and his legendary auctioneering style. He generates excitement in the saleroom with a display of great wit and can conduct sales in four languages-English, French, German and Italian.
Born in Basel in 1951, Simon de Pury studied at The Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo in the 1970s. After working at the auctioneers, Kornfeld & Klipstein in Bern and subsequently studying at Sotheby's Institute, Simon de Pury joined Sotheby's working in London, Geneva and Monte Carlo.
In 1997, Simon de Pury co-founded with Daniella Luxembourg, de Pury & Luxembourg Art, a Geneva-based art advisory firm. In 2001, this firm merged with Phillips Auctioneers to become Phillips, de Pury and Luxembourg which specialized in the sale of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art, Jewelry, Photography, and 20th and 21st Century Decorative Arts. In 2004, Simon de Pury became the majority shareholder and Chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company.