Juan Abelló
Juan Abelló Gallo (born 1941) is a Spanish billionaire businessman and art collector. In March 2018, Forbes estimated his wealth at $2.6 billion.[1]
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Born | Juan Abelló Gallo 1941 (age 79–80) Madrid, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Education | Complutense University of Madrid Colegio del Pilar |
Occupation | Businessman |
Net worth | US$2.6 billion (March 2018)[1] |
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 Madrid's Colegio del Pilar.[6] He is a member of Spain's Royal Academy of Pharmacy.[5]
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.[7]
He owns 9.6% of the Spanish construction company Sacyr Vallehermoso.
Art collector
Abelló owns about 500 works of art, including pieces by Francisco Goya, El Greco, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, Salvador Dali, and Vincent van Gogh.[1][8]
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).[9][10] Abello is the only Spanish art collector to own multiple pieces by Bacon.[9]
Personal life
Abelló is married to Ana Isabel Gamazo y Hohenlohe-Langenburg,[8] grand-daughter of Prince Max Egon of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. They have four children.[1] Abelló enjoys hunting and watching bullfighting.[1]
References
- "Forbes profile: Juan Abello". Forbes. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- 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.
- "Juan Abelló Gallo. A3". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- "ALK's History". ALK-Abelló. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- 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.