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THE ART WORLD'S NEW KINGPIN

As auction house Phillips de Pury shows off its new Manhattan digs with a $137 million mega-sale, Claire Howorth sits down with its eminence grise, Simon de Pury.

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Maurizio Cattelan’s, Stephanie, 2003, estimated at $1,500,000 – 2,000,000 Copyright Maurizio Cattelan

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Cindy Sherman Untitled #153, Executed in 1985 Color photograph. 67 1/4 x 49 1/2 in. (170.8 x 125.7 cm). Signed, numbered and dated ‘Cindy Sherman 5/6 1985’ (on the reverse). This work is from an edition of 6. Estimate $2,000,000-3,000,000 Copyright Cindy Sherman

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450 Park Avenue

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Robert Morris’, Untitled, 1967, estimated at $400,000 – 600,000. Copyright Robert Morris

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres’, “Untitled” (Portrait of Marcel Brient), 1992, estimated at $4,000,000 – 6,000,000. Copyright Felix Gonzalez-Torres

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Maurizio Cattelan’s, Charlie, 2003, estimated at $2,000,000 – 3,000,000. Copyright Maurizio Cattelan

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Thomas Schütte’s, Grosse Geist No. 16, 2000, estimated at $1,000,000 – 1,500,000. Copyright Thomas Schütte

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