Juan Abelló

Juan Abelló
Born Juan Abelló
16 December 1941
Madrid
Nationality Spanish
Occupation Businessman
Spouse(s) Anna Isabel Gamazo Hohenlohe
Juan de Flandes, The Baptism of Christ, c. 1496-1499. Oil on panel. Part of the Abelló collection.

Juan Abelló (born 16 December 1941) is a Spanish businessman and art collector. In 2015 Forbes estimated his wealth at $1.84 billion.[1]

Early life

Juan Abelló was born in Madrid on 16 December 1941, the son of a pharmacist father, Juan Abello Pascual.[2] He has a Doctor of pharmacy degree from Madrid's Colegio del Pilar.[2]

Career

Abelló inherited Abello Laboratories, which was founded by his pharmacist father, Juan Abello Pascual, in 1925. In 1993, it merged with its largest competitor, ALK, to form ALK-Abelló.[3]

He owns 9.6% of the Spanish construction company Sacyr Vallehermoso.[2]

Art collector

Abelló possesses a large art collection which includes pieces by Francisco Goya, El Greco, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, Salvador Dali, and Vincent van Gogh.[1]

Abello owns one of the last large triptychs painted by Francis Bacon, Triptych 1983 (1983), and a small triptych by Bacon, Three Studies for a Portrait of Peter Beard (1975).[4][5] Abello is the only Spanish art collector to own multiple pieces by Bacon.[4]

Personal life

Abelló is married to Anna Isabel Gamazo Hohenlohe. They have four children. Abelló enjoys hunting and watching bullfighting.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Juan Abelló". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "About Juan Abello". Therichest. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. "ALK's History". ALK-Abelló. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Triptych, 1983, exhibited in Dallas' Meadow Museum's 50th Anniversary celebrations". Francis Bacon.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  5. "The Abelló Collection: A Modern Taste for European Masters". Meadows Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
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