François Pinault, Billionaire Art Collector

François Pinault
Net Worth: $3.1 billion
Age: 65
Country: France
Collects: Modern and Contemporary art
When Pinault, the majority shareholder of French retailing giant Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, acquired Christie's in 1998 he was already a passionate collector. His 1,000-plus piece collection contains works by blue chip artists like Picasso as well as by more avant-garde artists like Jeff Koons. He is currently building a new museum on an island in the Seine west of Paris that, when finished, will be twice the size of the new Bilbao Guggenheim. from Forbes online.
François Pinault collection at Palazzo Grassi Link.

Eli and Edythe Broad, Billionaire Art Collectors

Billionaires almost cannot help becoming art collectors. With so much money and, usually, so many houses to decorate, it only makes sense that they would surround themselves with much of the world's finest artworks, furniture, porcelain and other objects of beauty.


Eli and Edythe Broad
Net Worth: $5.2 billion
Age: 68
Country: United States
Collects: Postmodern art
Broad and his wife started buying art back in the early 1970s, but eventually concentrated on post-World War II paintings to create a collection that contains more 1,100 pieces. In addition to being the founder of KB Home, the nation's largest home builder, and Sun America, which he sold to insurance giant AIG for $18 billion in 1998, he is also a founder of Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art. from Forbes Link.
The Broad Art Foundation Link

The top 200 Art Collectors

The ARTnews magazine has released a list of the top 200 art collectors from around the world.


Here's a list of the top 10 art collectors..
* Eli Broad - Contemporary art
* Steven Cohen - Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art
* Anne and Kenneth Griffin - Impressionism and Post-Impressionist art
* Henry Kravis - Old masters, Impressionism, 20th Century art and French furniture
* Ronald Lauder - Old masters, 19th and 20th century art and Austrian art
* Sammy Ofer - Impressionist and modern art
* Francois Pinault - Contemporary art
* Mitchell Rales - Modern and contemporary art
* Charles Saatchi - Contemporary British art mostly
* Charles Schwab - Modern and contemporary art

The top 200 art collectors can be found here, from ArtNews magazine.