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Jean Jean David, originating from a background of fashion, as a as model, David, originating from a background of fashion, a model, when did did you you discover your your aptitude for for art dealing? when discover aptitude art dealing? I never thought as a as young man man that that art would be my career but but my my I never thought a young art would be my career life life has has been been full full of opportunities. I was working in fashion for a for few of opportunities. I was working in fashion a few years and and I started working in the art art world in 2005 by chance. I I years I started working in the world in 2005 by chance. always had had a sensitivity to art started as my mother took took me me to to always a sensitivity to which art which started as my mother museums in Paris every Wednesday when I was a child. When I started museums in Paris every Wednesday when I was a child. When I started in 2005, I loved it straight away, I did I did some training with with Sotheby’s in 2005, I loved it straight away, some training Sotheby’s for for few few months, but but I learnt mostly by myself through experiences, months, I learnt mostly by myself through experiences, you you make mistakes and and you you learn. Today it is it a is result of twelve years make mistakes learn. Today a result of twelve years of hard work. of hard work.