Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul
Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul assembled a collection of modern and contemporary Arab art that now numbers about 4,000 works, spanning roughly 150 years. It is held by the Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation in Beirut, which catalogued it and released it online in 2020. It is regarded as one of the largest collections of its kind.
Artists named in the collection
Mahmoud Said, Etel Adnan, Dia Al-Azzawi, Mona Hatoum, Ayman Baalbaki, Samia Halaby, Paul Guiragossian, Ahmed Mater, el Seed, Mounir Fatmi
On record
- Ramzi Dalloul died in 2021, and a 2020 report already referred to the late Saeda Dalloul.
- Christie's offered works from the collection in a sale titled Marhala, covered in 2023.
- The foundation has lent work to museums, including Dia Al-Azzawi pieces shown at Mathaf in Qatar in 2017.
- A privately funded Beirut Arab Art Museum was planned for 2020; its opening could not be confirmed.
Questions
What does Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul collect?Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul assembled a collection of modern and contemporary Arab art that now numbers about 4,000 works, spanning roughly 150 years. It is held by the Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation in Beirut, which catalogued it and released it online in 2020. It is regarded as one of the largest collections of its kind.
Which artists are in the Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul collection?Cited sources name works by Mahmoud Said, Etel Adnan, Dia Al-Azzawi, Mona Hatoum, Ayman Baalbaki, Samia Halaby, Paul Guiragossian, Ahmed Mater.
Sources
- Private museum of Arab art in the pipeline for Beirut, The Art Newspaper, 2017
- Dalloul Art Foundation releases huge Arab art collection online, Arab News, 2020
- Marhala: Christie's auction featuring artworks from the Dalloul Art Foundation, Selections, 2023
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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