The Auctioneer : Adventures in the Art Trade (CD-Audio)

from brendajanefrank

Art World Gossip I had thought that "The Auctioneer" would be about art auctions, the buying and selling of art, how auctions are conducted, how auctioneers do it. It's not. De Pury wrote more of a National Enquirer style book, - stories of the rich and famous who collect, buy and sell art. It de...

from enemyanniemae

I am sorry to say that I really did not care for this audiobook. I thought that the subject would be really interesting- it was anything but. It seemed to be a mishmash of stories with no real point. There was a tremendous amount of name-dropping done. Unfortunately, I recognized very few of them...

from acvickers

I can't say I enjoyed this work in the slightest. I expected more about art and less name-dropping. The author simply seems to want to impress the reader/show the reader the big names he has "rubbed elbows with" so to speak. It's tacky. So much talk about the rich and the origins of their money a...

from DabOfDarkness

This autobiography takes the reader into the world of the rich and famous, of high-priced art, and into Simon de Pury's private life. Art attracts an eclectic crowd; therefore, de Pury has plenty of tales of famous folk from several walks of life. The book starts off with a lot of name dropping. ...

from bemislibrary

This review is for the unabridged 9 ½-hour Audio CD book. Ralph Lister did an excellent job of reading this work by de Pury and Stadiem. The sound quality was clear and consistent throughout the eight compact disks that tells the story of De Pury's life in the art auction business. Many equate au...