Collector Talks: From 4th-Century Greek Vases to Female Abstract Expressionism

Former investment manager, Florence-based art collector Christian Levett developed his passion for art when he was working in Paris at the age of 25. Throughout the past 26 years, he has amassed around 2,300 artworks, from antiquities to modern and contemporary art. He is also the founder of Mougins Museum of Classical Art in the south of France, in which vases by Grayson Perry and Keith Haring can be seen alongside 4th-century Greek vases and a bronze bust of Kanye West by Kehinde Wiley is sitting in-between the Roman marble busts of Alexander The Great and Lucius Verus. In the last 8 years, he has focused on collecting post-war art only and has built an in-depth collection of Female Abstract Expressionism, which is now frequently demanded by museums for loaning.

LARRY’S LIST spoke to Christian Levett about the contemporary artists he has been collecting, particularly Tracey Emin; his considerations when making an art purchase; the motivation to set up the Mougins Museum 11 years ago; and why he believes in expanding regulation in the art market.

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