A Man of Style

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Yes, but I realized long ago that I would one day be alone, and in a way, I wanted things to happen like that. I don’t think Yves would have staged this sale, and afterward the collection would have been split up any old how — precisely what I wish to avoid by staging this sale.
I’ve controlled everything. A bit too much, some say. Too bad. I believe only in details. No detail must be neglected. Not one. It’s the details that count. So I will see everything through till the end. Voilà!

Will you be relieved when the sale is over?

Very.

Will you feel emotional? Will you feel nostalgic?

I detest nostalgia. I’m not someone who thinks everything was better before. I always think that things are better today and will be even better tomorrow. But I’ll feel emotional, yes. That’s for sure. "A Man of Style" originally appeared in the February 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's February 2009 Table of Contents.