ESUJ Lecture ( in English )　

Auction Ins and Outs
by　Mr. John L. Tancock
Senior Vice President, Sotheby's

It is said that an auction occurs once a week somewhere in Japan nowadays. Auctions are wonderfully exciting. Members of the audience make bids, with the encouragement of an auctioneer, until the hammer falls and the item for sale goes to the highest bidder. Having dealt with auctioneering for many years at world famous Sotheby's Auction House, Mr John L. Tancock will speak to us on the charm of auctioneering. He will also initiate us into how to buy wisely at an auction. Please join us in the new year for this entertaining evening of allure.

Date: Thursday, January 22, 6:30-8:00pm

Place: Japan National Press Club (9th Floor, Conference room)
Nippon Press Center Building
2-2-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel. (03) 3501-8931
Kasumigaseki Station (Exit C-4) on the Chiyoda and Hibiya Lines;
Uchisaiwaicho Station (Exit A-7) on the Mita Line; JR Shimbashi Station

Cost: Free for ESUJ members/ \1000 for non-members

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Mr. John L. Tancock
Born in London, 1942 Degrees from Downing College, Cambridge (MA), University of London (PhD). Lecturer at Reading and Cambridge Universities. Following a stint as curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, joined Sotheby's New York in 1973 as Head of the Department of Contemporary Art. Subsequently Head of the Department of Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture. Director of Sotheby's Japan 1992-94. Currently Senior Vice President.
Publications: The Influence of Marcel Duchamp, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, etc.