 In the mid @-@ 1960s Chatwin grew unhappy at Sotheby 's . There were various reasons for his disenchantment . Both women and men found Chatwin attractive , and Peter Wilson , then chairman of Sotheby 's , used this appeal to the auction house 's advantage when using Chatwin to try to persuade wealthy individuals to sell their art collections . Chatwin became increasingly uncomfortable with the situation . Later in life Chatwin also spoke of having become " burnt out " and said , " In the end I felt I might just as well be working for a rather superior funeral parlour . One 's whole life seemed to be spent valuing for probate the apartment of somebody recently dead . " 
