Last Friday, I had the pleasure of touring one of the most interesting and comprehensive contemporary art collections through the Weisman Foundation. The foundation was created by Frederick R Weisman-a voracious art collector and friend of many artists featured in his collection. The tour takes place at the former Weisman estate in Holmby Hills-he and his wife, Billie, wanted visitors to experience art in the intimacy of their home and how they lived with art. Their collection is magnificent-the tour covers over 400 works of art in 1.5 hours!  Here are some of my personal favorites as well as a few for pure shock value. To learn more about the collection and to reserve a tour click here.

My absolute favorite painting in the entire collection was this De Kooning:

De Kooning Pink Angels,ca 1945

* This painting will be on exhibit at Moma next Fall!

Helen Frankenthaler Magic Carpet, 1964

Sam Francis White, 1951

These were some of the most interesting:

Allen Jones Green Table, 1972

Duane Hanson, Florida Shopper 1973

Here are some images of the art in its space

The study with another Duane Hanson  of Fred’s father (his mother is in there too!)

The Sunroom

The Weismans ran out of wall space in their home, so in the nineties, they built the art annex shown here.

All photos courtesy of the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation

abstract expressionism, Weisman Foundation