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Jose Mugrabi Finds the YSL Sale "Close to Vulgar"

February 25, 2009 by Marion Maneker

The Master, Judd Tully, catches this rare moment in the Grand Palais in Paris:

Early in the extraordinary evening session, shortly after the first of the Eileen Gray pieces sold, New York collector and dealer Jose Mugrabi left his seat to observe, “I think this sale is close to vulgar. You couldn’t sell these pieces in any other place for even the commissions they’re bringing. People are hypnotized. They don’t know what they’re buying.”

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