On May 24, arteBA2001 closed its doors with an attendance of approximately 97,500 people. This not only represented a success regarding the participation, but also insofar as reaching a new public is concerned, as well as the offer of the art galleries and the positive balance of sales that resulted from the fair.
76 galleries exhibited their works, more than 350 artists participated, and around 800 works were sold for a value approaching 3 million pesos. In this way, the art market shows the consolidation of its movement during the exhibition days and at the same time its international scope widens: amongst the buyers, almost the entirety of a group of collectors from the United States, Europe and Brazil that were invited by the arteBA Foundation conducted purchases of art works.
Amongst the homages which took place during arteBA2001, the following stood out: the celebration of one year after the passing away of the gallery owner Ruth Benzecar and the celebration in honour of Mrs. Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, both of them great promoters of and defenders of Argentine art.
