A Few Collectors

Pierre Le-Tan reminds us that once upon a time works of art reflected the deepest feelings of their owners. I longed to stay in his charmed and delightfully wicked world of eccentric collectors intent on finding beauty in both the humblest and grandest of objects. --Michael Findlay, author of The Value of Art: Money, Power, Beauty Pierre Le-Tan was an indefatigable collector who in these pages--as in life--created a dazzling world, profoundly personal, that combined surrealism, romanticism and his encyclopedic knowledge of the decorative arts. --Reed and Delphine Krakoff, Tiffany & Co. chief artistic officer and interior designer An enthralling testament to the passionate pursuits of true collectors--an entertaining, colorful study of the psychology of collecting and an irresistible peek into a compendium of fascinating lives. --Mary Rozell, author of The Art Collector's Handbook I savored A Few Collectors with unmitigated pleasure ... Calm narration, soothing atmosphere. Le-Tan's writing has the same throwback sensibility as his immediately recognizable line drawings ... He manages to casually reveal to us that the madness of accumulation, of ownership and of exhibiting can sometimes conceal grace. --Pierre Assouline, author of An Artful Life: A Biography of D. H. Kahnweiler Pierre Le-Tan's delightful book provides charming impressions of different collections. His very definition of collecting as 'essential and completely useless' captures the insouciant spirit in which this volume is written as well as wonderfully illustrated. The book is a collection in itself--of objects amassed by a variety of fascinating people, of intriguing memories, and of the author's rambles through Paris. --Victoria Newhouse, author of Art and the Power of Placement and Parks of the 21st Century