Monsieur B. Collection - Modern and Contemporary Art

LIKE ASPIRE. As if sucked in by a stubborn, protective destiny, some lives defy human norms and platitudes. human platitudes. To join his beloved, he flew to Paris for the first time in his life, on the memorable June 18, 1954. He convinced his future wife and parents that he would soon be much more than he was. much more than he is. Much more than they could see. What's birth worth if you've got the burning desire to win? A sports competitor and a builder with a generous soul, Raymond B.'s first mission for his small real estate empire real estate empire the primary mission of sheltering and protecting his loved ones. Two children grew up in the shade of the oak tree planted in the midst of his grateful community. Accompanied by Nicole, now his wife, art fever seized him. In the early 70s, he attended Maître Blache's sales in Versailles. The front rows were for him. Intuitive, he deciphered the rules of bidding and the of artists. The promising and the factitious. It was Maurice Benhamou, his distant cousin, who introduced him to Jean Degottex heart of his collection), with whom he struck up a close friendship. Another important meeting Jean Claude de Feugas. He also discovered Charchoune, Takis, Tutundjian, Atlan, Herbin, Aeschbacher or Claisse and many others.... True to his principles, he not only collected, but also went out to meet and their agents. The following pages painfully condense into two dimensions a 40-year passion in two dimensions. But they joyfully show us the patient, luminous paths that lead to a love of love of twentieth-century art. Alexandre MILLON