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The seeds of his talent were planted in childhood: he was by his father’s side during inventories and accompanied his mother on visits to antique dealers. He loved browsing flea markets, hunting for antiques and coming back with a find, breathing new life into an object through a keen eye that saw potential in things upon which others did not dare or deign to look, and his skills in staging and display.

A Passion for Antiques 

“I did all this as a reaction to conventions, with the love of provocation that I’ve always had, though I don’t know where I got it.” Yves Gastou, a determined non-conformist, blazed a trail in his lifetime, amusing himself with generating provocative, creative clashes of eras and genres.

Deliberately Clashing Genres

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Yves Gastou, known as the Antiquaire du Futur, was undoubtedly one of the greatest decorative art dealers of the 20th century in France. He was also a collector with unparalleled visual intelligence, and never ceased to confront different periods and styles in the places he lived.

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