Simon de Pury

Simon de Pury, born Abram Simon Léonor Christian de Pury on November 21, 1951, is a Swiss auctioneer, art dealer, and collector. He gained majority control of the auction house Philips in 2002. De Pury has made appearances on various television programs and films, including the Bravo network reality series Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. In 2016, he published a book titled The Auctioneer: Adventures in the Art Trade. De Pury comes from a distinguished family, with his father being an attorney and his older brother serving as a former president of ABB and diplomat. He initially pursued a career as an artist, studying Japanese painting techniques at the Tokyo University of the Arts in the 1970s.