“I collect in sort of the old fashioned way, a little bit at a time. If I miss something this time, there is always something else to come along, and it’s usually a blessing in the end. My best hope is that the Italians go to sleep on their own material. You also have to be pragmatic: bidding beyond what is a fair price — irrespective of whether you have the resources — is just sort of a mindless exercise that turns into trophy hunting. It doesn’t mean anything to build a collection that way… except bragging rights.”