Juan Abelló
Juan Abelló Gallo (born 1941) is a Spanish billionaire businessman and art collector. In March 2021, Forbes estimated his wealth at $3.0 billion.[1]
Juan Abelló | |
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| Born | Juan Abelló Gallo 1941 (age 80–81) Madrid, Spain |
| Education | Complutense University of Madrid Colegio del Pilar |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Isabel Gamazo y Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Juan Abelló was born in 1941,[2] in Madrid,[3] the son of a pharmacist father, Juan Abello Pascual.[4] He has a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid (1963),[5] and a doctorate in pharmacy (1978)[5] from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Career
In 1966 Abelló was appointed Managing Director of Antibióticos, S.A., the family group founded by his pharmacist father, Juan Abello Pascual, in 1919. In 1986, he led the disposal of Antibióticos and other family pharma assets (maintaining Alergia e Inmunología Abelló, S.A. and Alcaloides, S.A.) to Montedison.
In 1990 he founds Torreal, a family owned global investment firm with more than 25 portfolio companies, diversified across various segments and geographies.
Art collector
Abelló owns about 500 works of art, including pieces by Francisco Goya, El Greco, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, Salvador Dalí, and Vincent van Gogh.[1][6]
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).[7][8] Abello is the only Spanish art collector to own multiple pieces by Bacon.[7]
Personal life
Abelló is married to Ana Isabel Gamazo y Hohenlohe-Langenburg,[6] grand-daughter of Prince Max Egon of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. They have four children.[1] Abelló enjoys hunting and watching bullfighting.[1]
References
- http://www.sacyr.com/es_en/images/goberning_bodies_tcm30-9718.pdf
- "First exhibition in U.S. of paintings from Juan Abelló Collection ends Aug. 2 - SMU". www.smu.edu. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- "El multimillonario Juan Abelló logra beneficios récord con el monopolio del opio en España". eldiario.es. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- interbanner.com. "Torreal". www.torreal.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- Kassam, Ashifa (5 November 2014). "One of world's best private collections gets public airing in Madrid gallery". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- "Triptych, 1983, exhibited in Dallas' Meadow Museum's 50th Anniversary celebrations". Francis Bacon.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- "The Abelló Collection: A Modern Taste for European Masters". Meadows Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2015.