We collect iconic examples of modern and contemporary art that represent pivotal shifts in the perception and understanding of the art of our time.

The collection is on view at Glenstone and internationally through our active loan program. Nearly all Glenstone exhibitions are drawn exclusively from the collection.

    • Monumental Woman
      Willem de Kooning
      Monumental Woman, 1954
      de Kooning 1954
      Monumental Woman, 1954
      charcoal on paper
      28 ¼ x 22 ½ inches (72 x 57 cm)
      © 2023 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Willem de Kooning https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_MonumentalWoman.jpg A woman, rendered abstractly, sits. An inscription to someone in the lower righthand corner from the artist.
    • Obsolete
      Mel Bochner
      Obsolete, 2007
      Bochner 2007
      Obsolete, 2007
      oil on canvas
      89 x 68 inches (226 x 173 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_Obsolete.jpg Synonyms for the word "obsolete" are painted over a field of dark gray with a translucent white paint.
    • Sakuhin </i> (Work)
      Sadamasa Motonaga
      Sakuhin (Work), 1962
      Motonaga 1962
      Sakuhin (Work), 1962
      oil on canvas
      72 ¼ x 54 ⅛ inches (184 x 137 cm)
      © Motonaga Archive Research Institution Ltd.
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Sadamasa Motonaga https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/MONTs_GF_Sakuhin-600x800.jpg
    • Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (1-4)
      Mel Bochner
      Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (1-4), 1969
      Bochner 1969
      Imagine the Enclosed Area Blue (1-4), 1969
      blue powder pigment and vinyl on wall
      48 x 240 inches (122 x 610 cm) overall
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_ImagineEnclosed-1276x686.jpg The words "IMAGINE THE ENCLOSED AREA BLUE" are painted on the wall four times in variously executed fields of blue which do or do not enclose the text..
    • Screams of Children Come from Seagulls
      Willem de Kooning
      Screams of Children Come from Seagulls, 1975
      de Kooning 1975
      Screams of Children Come from Seagulls, 1975
      oil on canvas
      76 ⅝ x 87 ½ inches (195 x 222 cm)
      © 2023 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Willem de Kooning https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_ScreamsChildren-912x800.jpg An abstract composition swirls with red, white, blue, and black.
    • Woman
      Willem de Kooning
      Woman, 1953
      de Kooning 1953
      Woman, 1953
      oil, enamel paints, and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas
      29 ⅛ x 21 ¼ inches (74 x 54 cm)
      © 2023 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Willem de Kooning https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_Woman_1953-574x800.jpg A woman, abstract and executed with powerful brush strokes, sits in a swirl of colors.
    • Measurement: 12″ (Between The Space of Statements)
      Mel Bochner
      Measurement: 12″ (Between The Space of Statements), 2009
      Bochner 2009
      Measurement: 12″ (Between The Space of Statements), 2009
      self-adhesive vinyl on wall
      ½ x 12 inches (1 x 31 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_Measurement12-1276x733.jpg Two wall-mounted photographs of a man's shoulders and head and a man's arm are spaced 12 inches apart with architectural tick marks.
    • Actual Size (Face) / Actual Size (Hand)
      Mel Bochner
      Actual Size (Face) / Actual Size (Hand), 1968
      Bochner 1968
      Actual Size (Face) / Actual Size (Hand), 1968
      gelatin silver prints
      each 22 x 14 ½ inches (56 x 36 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_ActualSize-1276x733.jpg Black and white photographs of a face in profile and arm with hand. These are next to a hand-drawn dimension string, the number 12 and inches symbol
    • Two Women IV
      Willem de Kooning
      Two Women IV, 1952
      de Kooning 1952
      Two Women IV, 1952
      graphite, colored chalks, charcoal, and gouache on paper
      16 ½ x 20 ¼ inches (42 x 51 cm)
      © 2023 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Willem de Kooning https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DEKOw_GF_TwoWomenIV.jpg Two abstract women with rough and twisted bodies stand amid swirling colors and forms.
    • None Tangent
      Mel Bochner
      None Tangent, 1967
      Bochner 1967
      None Tangent, 1967
      gelatin silver prints mounted on Masonite
      44 x 44 inches (112 x 112 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_NoneTangent.jpg Composition of 16 squares with white ground with dark cubes in a singular diamond pattern spread across the squares.
    • 36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams
      Mel Bochner
      36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams, 1966
      Bochner 1966
      36 Photographs and 12 Diagrams, 1966
      gelatin silver prints
      73 x 55 inches (185 x 140 cm)
      11 ¼ x 11 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches (29 x 29 x 3 cm)
      110 x 82 ½ x 1 ¼ (279 x 210 x 3 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      courtesy the artist and Peter Freeman, Inc.
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_36Photographs12Diagrams.jpg A matrix of photographs and diagrams, including various examinations of grids and structures built of cubes to match those grids.
    • Recopy (If we could imagine…)
      Mel Bochner
      Recopy (If we could imagine…), 1969
      Bochner 1969
      Recopy (If we could imagine…), 1969
      chalk and acrylic paint on wall
      72 x 67 inches (183 x 170 cm)
      © Mel Bochner
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Mel Bochner https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BOCHm_GF_Recopy-600x800.jpg A black rectangular field is painted on a wall with an uneven, dripping bottom. White questions and statements are written in chalk on the field.