Pierre Valentin, a London-based partner and head of the art and cultural assets group at Withers law firm, was in Hong Kong recently talking to clients about his role in a case involving the recovery of a stolen painting by French post-impressionist Paul Cézanne. We caught up with him to chat about art and collectors' ability to preserve their wealth.
Pierre, you were involved in a high-profile case of recovering a stolen Cézanne painting. Tell us about that.
The case arose from the theft of one of the most valuable collections of paintings ever stolen from a private residence in the US. Among the stolen paintings was an extraordinary painting by Cézanne. For more...
¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved.
