«LOOK POOR, THINK RICH»

Just before the evening contemporary art sale at Sotheby's in New York this November, a short, stocky 68-year-old named Jose Mugrabi made his way down the sales room's spotless caramel carpet to his assigned seat. While most of the other bidders were in power suits or cocktail dresses, he wore his standard auction uniform -- blue jeans, a black T-shirt and a baseball cap.

-Wall Stree Journal

Jan 4 2008