There is something fitting about the origin story of Victor Custot's career in the art world. A young tech entrepreneur taking a break from life in Canada, he visited his father Stéphane at Art Basel Miami Beach, got talking to an American collector about a Barry Flanagan sculpture, and — apparently through sheer charm — closed the sale. Stéphane, recounting the story from Hong Kong, is still delighted by it.
Waddington Custot's Paris Gamble: A Dynasty Bets on the Left Bank
One of London's most storied commercial galleries is opening on Paris's Rue de Seine — and handing the next generation a front-row seat to watch how it's done.
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