Mr. Shafik Gabr, Chairman and Managing Director of the ARTOC Group for Investment & Development, is an international business leader, philanthropist, and one of the world’s leading collectors of Orientalist art.
The ARTOC Group is a multi-disciplined investment holding company with interests in steel, the automotive industry, engineering and technical services, consumer products, energy, publishing, real estate and construction.
Mr Shafik Gabr is Chairman of Egypt’s International Economic Forum and a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. He serves on Yale University President’s Council on International Activities, is a Global Leadership Council Member at the Brookings Institution and also serves on the Advisory Boards of MIT’s Center for International Studies. His Foundation for Social Development has made a major contribution to improving elementary school education and medical and health services in the poorest areas of Cairo.
About the Shafik Gabr Collection
Mr Shafik Gabr’s collection comprises some of the finest examples of the great masters of Orientalism including Jean-Léon Gérome, Ludwig Deutsch, Frederick Arthur Bridgman, David Roberts, Gustav Bauernfeind, David Roberts, John Frederick Lewis, Étienne Dinet and Jacques Majorelle. Over the years, it has become one of the most complete tributes to the world of Orientalism. A new, lavishly illustrated book, Masterpieces of Orientalist Art: The Shafik Gabr Collection, reflects its importance in the art world and includes essays by some of the most distinguished experts in the field. Published by A.C.R. EDITION, Paris. To place an order contact ACC at +441394 389977 – SUE.SLEE@ANTIQUE-ACC.COM
