Among the world’s biggest art collectors, 40% work in asset management and only one woman was among the top 10, according to research by Currys PC World and Samsung. Their work marked the first time the world’s most expensive paintings had been categorised. It showed Picasso as the most popular painter and Willem de Kooning’s "Interchange" as the most expensive painting at $310m. The exhibition will be held from Monday until Friday at London’s
Among the world’s biggest art collectors, 40% work in asset management and only one woman was among the top 10, according to research by Currys PC World and Samsung. Their work marked the first time the world’s most expensive paintings had been categorised. It showed Picasso as the most popular painter and Willem de Kooning’s "Interchange" as the most expensive painting at $310m. The 10 biggest spenders had forked out $1.7bn and half the top collectors were from the US, the research found.