Already when I was a lad of no more than maybe nine or ten, my dad would take me along to go to the previews at Denmark's oldest and largest fine art auctioneers.
My dad was a lover of antique paintings and I know he wanted to pass along some art appreciation to me.
The auction sale rooms were located in and old building in downtown Copenhagen, and would draw a wide range of clientele, from museum curators to the elite of private art collectors. It was always very busy on "preview days," but we'd still spend a couple of hours looking at everything from Old Master Paintings to strange curiosities from exotic corners of the globe.
According to my dad, this was "much better" than going to the museum because you could get up close to the work and you got the chance to see "lesser works" by famous artists.
I guess my dad's intentions were successful because I still have that interest in antique art, and many years later - long after my dad's death - I would return to that old auction gallery if I happened to be in Denmark during auction season.
One of the things I've noticed about aging is that eventually you have been around for long enough that small changes you notice in the world become big changes.
This struck home with me earlier this week when I got an email announcement from that same auction gallery, inviting me to "preview days" for the final art auction to be held in that old building in Central Copenhagen.
It's not that the auction house is going away, but after more than 100 years in the same location they have made the decision to move to larger and more modern premises in the suburbs.
Although I rarely go to Denmark these days, the news made me a little sad... perhaps because it felt like a tiny slice of a life long gone was somehow "dying."
I have also heard it said that another sign of aging is that we tend to spend more time reflecting on the past than contemplating the future. That actually makes sense to me since we have more and more past and less and less future to enjoy.
Regardless, it was a reminder that life is always changing and there's little we can do to prevent this thing called "progress."
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