{"title":"Pierre Le-Tan","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-few-collectors-by-pierre-le-tan-9781954404045","title":"A Few Collectors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Funny and whimsical. There are wonderful asides ... It is also poignant.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn utterly charming book by beloved Parisian artist Pierre Le-Tan, filled with dazzling illustrations and intriguing tales about often eccentric art collectors. Le-Tan, known for designing \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine covers and collaborations with fashion houses, summons up memories of inveterate collectors in this lavishly illustrated volume. He evokes fascinating, sometimes troubled figures through insightful and curious portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith seventy of his distinctive pen and ink drawings—in vibrant colour with meticulous cross-hatching—\u003ci\u003eA Few Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e opens a window onto the vast or minuscule world created by collectors out of a mix of extravagance and obstinacy. It recounts encounters in Paris, the Côte d'Azur, North Africa, London and New York, where Le-Tan's subjects have amassed a range of treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome involve famed figures like former Louvre Museum director Pierre Rosenberg. Others are insolvent aristocrats, princes of film and fashion, expatriate dandies, and flat-out obsessive eccentrics. Le-Tan devotes perhaps his finest chapter to himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595500273900,"sku":"9781954404045","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781954404045-a-few-collectors.jpg?v=1777898378"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pierre-le-tan-1.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}