1.   Baksts are sought after by Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and by Robert Tobin of San Antonio, two important collectors of theater art.

2.   A few of the most important collectors were impressionist artists themselves.

3.   Chinese painters typically collect the works of other artists to use as sources of inspiration, and Wu Hufan provided access to many important collectors of those times.

4.   Her father, Per Arneberg, a shipping magnate, was an important collector and authority on the artist.

5.   It was a time of sudden prosperity, when important collectors like Paul Mellon and Stavros Niarchos were beginning to buy art seriously.

6.   She and her husband, Jacques, were important collectors of Mexican modernists.

7.   The Smookes were important collectors of sculpture as well as paintings.

8.   They cultivated important new collectors like Barbra Streisand and Robert Bass, and continued to pay top dollar for important pieces.

9.   While Weston was away, Los Angeles grew up, attracting flocks of new artists and important collectors.

10.   Some of the best works come from the estates of important collectors who died last year.