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Mr. de Pury is the chairman of the renowned auction house Phillips de Pury & Company. He is one of the world's leading experts in contemporary art and one of the world's best-known auctioneers.
Born in Basel (Switzerland) in 1951, Mr. de Pury studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo during the 1970s, with an eye toward becoming a fine artist. Between 1979 and 1986, he curated the celebrated Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in Lugano. Mr. de Pury is a former Chairman of Sotheby's Europe.