Gilles Dyan (born 1960) is a French art dealer and founder and chairman of Opera Gallery, a modern and contemporary art gallery with sixteen exhibition spaces worldwide.[1][2][3]
Gilles Dyan | |
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| Born | 1 October 1960  Tunis |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
Early life
Dyan was born on 1 October 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia, to a couple who were both schoolteachers.[4] He was raised and educated in Paris.[3][5]
Career
Dyan originally studied and worked in marketing, and earned a living selling art prints, before opening the first Opera Gallery, in Singapore in 1994,[2][3] followed shortly afterwards by another in Rue Saint-Honoré, in Paris, France.[6] There are now sixteen outlets.[3] They deal in works by modern masters (e.g. Picasso and Chagall), and work with contemporary artists such as David Kim Whittaker and Andy Denzler.[2]
He became a member of the European Chamber of Expert-Advisors in Fine Art in 2000.[3][6]
In 2021 he set up a 100 million euro investment fund, regulated in Luxembourg, to support the acquisition of works for resale and to provide guarantees at auction.[7]
References
External links
- Interview with Dyan (in French)
- interview with Dyan, January 2021 on YouTube