Every month in The Hammer, art-industry veteran Simon de Pury lifts the curtain on his life as the ultimate art-world insider, his brushes with celebrity, and his invaluable insight into the inner ...

Designed to help artists benefit from speculation, the first event takes place on August 5 and will be led by a digital avatar of de Pury. Simon de Pury at the 2017 Princess Grace Awards Gala. Photo ...

When you think of Simon de Pury, chairman of the prestigious Phillips de Pury & Company auction house, or of his parallels in the high-end crowd of art professionals and collectors, you hardly ...

Simon de Pury, the charismatic chairman of Phillips de Pury, is leaving the auction house after twelve years at the helm. The move is effective today. "This is definitely a shock to all of us," a ...

Among the many talents of Simon De Pury is his immaculate use of the double-cheeked air kiss at gallery openings. Mr. de Pury was standing in the middle of “Guillaume Bruère: Vanilla,” a show at ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Cats have nine lives and it seems that Simon de Pury does, too. It is true ...

CAP D'ANTIBES, FRANCE - MAY 25: Simon de Pury is seen on stage during the amfAR Cannes Gala 2023 at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 25, 2023 in Cap d'Antibes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/amfAR/Getty ...

IN 2006 when the market for contemporary art was red hot and dealers and collectors spent hours jockeying to be first in the door at Art Basel, the world’s most important contemporary art fair, ...

An auctioneer dubbed the 'Mick Jagger of art auctions' has been taken to court by his former personal assistant for allegedly failing to pay her commission for six years. Simon de Pury, a fine art ...

Baron Simon de Pury is the chairman and chief auctioneer of Phillips de Pury & Company, and he is perhaps the most well-known art auctioneer in the world. On big auction nights, de Pury typically ...

No art auctioneering company has been through so many changes in the last twelve years as Phillips, the company founded in London by Harry Phillips in 1796. Since its long term owner, Christopher ...