Unreal, appalling, incomprehensible. But why ? It’s a whole profession that is in shock today. A profession that woke up as groggy after the announcement of the murder of Gilles Grannec, auctioneer, Tuesday, August 29, in an apartment in downtown Brest. When Philippe Lannon, his partner for more than twenty years, said to Gilles Grannec that morning “see you later”, he could not imagine for a single second that his colleague and friend would never come back to the office. Brest from rue du Château.
Arrived more than twenty years ago at the Thierry-Lannon (and associates) study as a qualified auctioneer, Gilles Grannec was a passionate person. “I remember the first time he walked through the door. It was in November 1990, He was then a student. He wanted to discover the profession and was recommended to me by a law professor. I immediately felt the potential, the motivation in him. His curious mind. I immediately wanted to work with him”, recalls Philippe Lannon with emotion.
He was able to see the interest of a canvas at a glance, with astonishing accuracy and he was not mistaken, his honest intellectual was remarkable
After his training in art history, and a few years as a freelancer backed by the firm, he was able to integrate the Brest study.
A lover of painting from Pont-Aven
Gilles was a workaholic, full of humor, a man in a hurry, but who always took the time to tell you with incredible ardor the story of a painting, its beauty, its chromatic range, its author; to explain to you why the bids had soared. He hated talking about records “it doesn’t mean anything”, he assured.
His intelligence, his humility, the finesse of his reasoning and his erudition commanded respect. He didn’t take himself seriously. “He was able to see the interest of a canvas at a glance, with astonishing accuracy and he was not mistaken. His intellectual honesty was remarkable,” recalls Jacqueline Ruiz, president of the Friends of the Pont-Aven Museum, whom he never failed to advise on his acquisitions. “We are losing a precious ally”.
Appreciated by all
In the middle he was appreciated by all. “A nice guy, cordial, competent and always ready to give information to others, to share his knowledge”. But Gilles Grannec was also benevolence, a man of integrity, a luminous personality, a pillar who will be missed by all his colleagues. To François Dupont with whom “he shared Audiard’s dialogues and his taste for Italy”, to Carole Jézéquel, with whom he had prepared for his exam nearly 30 years ago, to Jack-Philippe Ruellan who would have “willingly associated” with him. “Today it is amazement that dominates, but tomorrow, we will have to honor his memory, support his family and reconfigure our study”, underlines Philippe Lannon.
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