My love of fine art increased—the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.

—J. Paul Getty

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Jean Paul Getty Sr. (; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the longtime patriarch of the Getty family. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of pioneer oilman George Getty. In 1957,...

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    My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.