AUTHOR: Maximilíano Durón
When it comes to being an active buyer of art, the collectors who rank on ARTnews’s annual Top 200 list are tough to beat. With voracious appetites to acquire and discerning eyes, each year they are on the hunt to grow their collection. For many, it’s something that will never be complete, but rather represents their personal journey as collectors—from getting to know artists to traveling the world over to see the latest biennials and major institutional shows.
This year, has been no different for the Top 200, who have acquired a diverse array of works from major historical works by the likes of Lee Krasner, Derek Jarman, Huguette Caland, Pacita Abad, Carmen Herrera, Frank Moore, and Maria Martins to works fresh from the studio by artists like Rashid Johnson, Alvaro Barrington, Che Lovelace, rafa esparza, and Toyin Ojih Odutola.
Below, a look at what our Top 200 Collectors recently purchased.
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
For his Barjeel Art Foundation, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi recently made two significant acquisitions: 1955’s The Lotus Girl by Nazek Hamdy and an untitled sculpture from the 1960s by Muazzez Rawda. “Both were female artists, largely forgotten in art historical narratives, yet whose remarkable work speaks volumes, and merits much further research,” Al Qassemi told ARTnews.
This article was originally published in ARTNews on October 17, 2023. A PDF screenshot of this article can be downloaded here.