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.

    • Morning, Chapter 30
      R.H. Quaytman
      Morning, Chapter 30, 2016
      On View Quaytman 2016
      Morning, Chapter 30, 2016
      23 parts in various mediums: gouache, varnish, oil, lacquer, silkscreen ink, gesso on wood
      37 x 60 inches (94 x 152 cm) 22 panels, each
      24.75 x 40 in (63 x 102 cm) 1 panel
      © R.H. Quaytman
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View
      R.H. Quaytman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/QUAYrh_Chapter30_Object-1112x800.jpg A long series of paintings stretches along a white gallery wall above a wood floor.
    • Sketch for an American Comic Opera with 20th century Race Riots
      Kara Walker
      Sketch for an American Comic Opera with 20th century Race Riots, 2012
      On View Walker 2012
      Sketch for an American Comic Opera with 20th century Race Riots, 2012
      pastel and graphite on paper
      99 x 216 inches (252 x 551 cm) overall
      © Kara Walker
      On View
      Kara Walker https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WALKk_Sketch_WebHero-1276x800.jpg
    • Madam I’m Adam
      William Wegman
      Madam I’m Adam, 1970
      Wegman 1970
      Madam I’m Adam, 1970
      gelatin silver prints
      8 ⅝ x 7.75 inches (22 x 20 cm)
      © William Wegman, courtesy the artist and Sperone Westwater, New York
      William Wegman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WEGMw_MadamImAdam-1276x675.jpg Two photographs side by side depict a man with one hand over his face and slight differences.
    • Red Night
      Louise Bourgeois
      Red Night, 1946-1948
      Bourgeois 1946
      Red Night, 1946-1948
      oil on linen
      30 x 60 inches (76 x 152 cm)
      © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BOURl_GF_RedNight-1067x800.jpg An abstracted person lays in a hospital bed amid a field of red brushstrokes.
    • Untitled
      Doris Salcedo
      Untitled, 1992
      Salcedo 1992
      Untitled, 1992
      wood, cement, wire mesh and steel
      60 ¼ x 36 ½ x 16 inches (153.04 x 92.71 x 40.64 cm)
      © Doris Salcedo
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1992-502x800.jpg A glass-front cabinet is filled with concrete and standing against a wall.
    • Untitled
      Wade Guyton
      Untitled, 2020-2021
      Guyton 2020
      Untitled, 2020-2021
      Epson UltraChrome HDX inkjet on linen
      84 x 69 inches (213 x 175 cm) each, twenty six paintings
      © Wade Guyton
      Wade Guyton https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GUYTw_GF_Untitled_Object-1200x800.jpg
    • A day! Help! Help! Another day!
      Cecily Brown
      A day! Help! Help! Another day!, 2016
      On View Brown 2016
      A day! Help! Help! Another day!, 2016
      oil on linen in three parts
      109 x 397 (277 x 1008 cm) overall
      © Cecily Brown
      On View
      Cecily Brown https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Website-1276x800.jpg A large and colorful abstract painting hangs on a concrete wall.
    • Untitled
      Doris Salcedo
      Untitled, 1998
      Salcedo 1998
      Untitled, 1998
      wooden armoire, wooden table, concrete and steel
      71 ¼ x 49 x 25 inches (181 x 124 x 64 cm)
      © Doris Salcedo
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1998-661x800.jpg An armoire full of concrete sits on a gallery floor. A table is embedded within the concrete.
    • Tree of Knowledge
      Hilma af Klint
      Tree of Knowledge, 1913-1915
      Klint 1913
      Tree of Knowledge, 1913-1915
      watercolor, gouache, graphite, and ink on paper
      18 x 11 ⅝ inches (46 x 30 cm), each
      © Photo: Courtesy David Zwirner
      Hilma af Klint https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/KLINh_DZ_Install.jpg
    • A Reduction
      Kara Walker
      A Reduction, 2020
      On View Walker 2020
      A Reduction, 2020
      oil stick and paper collage on linen panels
      180 x 145 inches (457 x 367 cm) 4 panels, overall
      © Kara Walker
      On View
      Kara Walker https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WALKk_A-Reduction-732x800.jpg
    • Jeff
      Charles Ray
      Jeff, 2020
      On Loan
      Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It's Kept
      Whitney Museum of American Art
      New York, NY       Ray 2020
      Jeff, 2020
      machined stainless steel
      80 ½ x 49 ½ x 44 ⅞ inches (204 x 126 x 114 cm)
      © Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It’s Kept (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, April 6- September 5, 2022)
      © Charles Ray, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On Loan
      Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It's Kept
      Whitney Museum of American Art
      New York, NY
      Charles Ray https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RAYc_GF_Jeff_WMAA_2022_BIENNIAL_016A-1113x800.jpg A stainless steel sculpture of a seated man looking downward sits on a rooftop in an urban environment.
    • Untitled
      Doris Salcedo
      Untitled, 1989 - 1990/2013
      Salcedo
      Untitled, 1989 - 1990/2013
      steel and animal fiber
      5 ½ x 35 ¼ x 72 inches (14 x 90 x 183 cm) four parts, each
      © Doris Salcedo
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1989-1990.2013-1067x800.jpg Four empty bedframes sit in a room, one leans vertically against the wall.