Claude Dray
Claude Dray (* 1935 in Oran , Algeria ; † October 2011 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French real estate entrepreneur and art collector who was one of the richest French. He was found murdered by his servant on the morning of October 25, 2011 in his villa in Neuilly-sur-Seine by three shots. The background to the crime has not yet been clarified.
Life
With his billion dollar fortune, Dray was one of the richest French. He worked primarily in the real estate and hotel industries. He studied business administration in his hometown of Oran and founded the hotel chain Cidotel in the 1960s , which began his financial success. Furthermore, he bought several outdated but traditional hotels, renovated them and brought them to new fame, such as the Hotel de Paris in Saint-Tropez or the National Hotel in the Art Deco District in Miami Beach . Dray and his wife Simone were well-known art collectors and owned one of the largest collections of art and Art Deco furniture in France. In 2006, Claude Dray sold part of his collection at Christie's auction house , and the proceeds of almost 60 million euros set a world record for Art Deco of the 20th century.
Web links
- Claude Dray , ARTINFO (Eng.)
- Press article , Die Welt
- Art & Design , The New York Times
Individual evidence
- ^ The Dray Collection , features section of the FAZ
- ↑ Collection Claude et Simone Dray (PDF; 110 kB) Christie's published for auction
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dray, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French real estate entrepreneur and art collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oran , Algeria |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2011 |
| Place of death | Neuilly-sur-Seine |