I’d like to open a business account http://egotastic.in.net/ egotastic.com Loeb concentrates on Sotheby’s competitive position with respect to Christie’s, which is owned by French billionaire François Pinault. Pinault is an avid collector of modern and contemporary art, and he has turned Christie’s into a powerhouse in that sector — which also happens to be the hottest sector of the art world right now. Loeb knows the art-auction business about as well as he knows the music business, which is to say that he knows what’s hot, and he wants to ride the trends. “Sothebyâs success,” he writes, “will be defined in large part by its ability to generate sales and profits in Contemporary and Modern art, as this is where the greatest growth potential lies.”