The Collection of Alberto Pinto will be auctioned at Christie's Paris. Read the details of this amazing collection and get to know the history of this amazing designer.
Featuring art from the Renaissance to the 21st century, silverware, European and Asian porcelain, and linen, the contents of the renowned interior decorator’s Paris apartment are to be offered from 12-14 September at Christie’s Paris ‘Luxury ran through his veins,’ says François de Ricqlès, president of Christie’s France, of Alberto Pinto, the celebrated interior decorator. ‘He had a great sense of proportion and really understood houses. He knew how to create extraordinary interiors, and that is why his career was so brilliant.’ From 12-14 September, Christie’s Paris will offer The Collection of Alberto Pinto, featuring objects from his Paris apartment.
Alberto Pinto was born in Casablanca in 1943 to Argentine parents. After studying at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris, he moved to New York and launched a photographic agency specialising in art and design. He shifted to interior decoration in the late 1960s, opening his own Paris firm in 1968. Today it employs 80 people and creates interiors for houses, yachts, aircraft and corporate premises around the world, with clients ranging from the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia to the Lanesborough and Dorchester hotels in London.
Pinto was a dedicated collector, and amassed an exceptional array of works sourced from auction houses, galleries and international art fairs. The September sale at Christie’s Paris, which runs concurrently with the Biennale des Antiquaires, includes 1,000 lots that reflect the decorator’s passion for art from the Renaissance to the 21st century.