The Inaugural Exhibition

September 2006—January 2009

The Inaugural Exhibition showcased iconic paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by American and European artists dating from the post-World War II period. Organized chronologically, the exhibition included works from the 1940s through the 1990s, offering a snapshot of the breadth of Glenstone’s collection.

Exhibition Preview

    • Untitled
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Untitled, 2005
      On View Kelly 2005
      Untitled, 2005
      stainless steel
      height 45 feet (13.7 m)
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Scott Frances
      On View       Scott Frances
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SFrances_0660_S03-534x800.jpg
    • Contour 290
      Richard Serra
      Contour 290, 2004
      On View Serra 2004
      Contour 290, 2004
      weatherproof steel
      15 feet 6 inches x 223 feet 2 inches x 2 inches (5 m x 68 m x 5 cm)
      © 2018 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      On View       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Richard Serra https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SERRr_GF_Contour290_01.jpg
    • Sylvester
      Richard Serra
      Sylvester, 2001
      On View Serra 2001
      Sylvester, 2001
      weatherproof steel
      outer spiral 13 feet 7 inches x 41 feet x 31 feet 8 inches (4 x 13 x 10 m)
      inner spiral 13 feet 7 inches x 30 feet 8 inches x 24 feet 11 inches (4 x 9 x 8 m)
      © 2018 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      On View       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Richard Serra https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/SERRr_GF_Sylvester_01.jpg
    • Untitled
      Christopher Wool
      Untitled, 1990
      Wool 1990
      Untitled, 1990
      enamel on aluminum, 5 panels
      each 108 x 72 inches (274 x 183 cm)
      © 1990 Christopher Wool
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Christopher Wool https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/wool_Untitled-1276x632.jpg
    • Jerusalem
      Anselm Kiefer
      Jerusalem, 1986
      Kiefer 1986
      Jerusalem, 1986
      acrylic, emulsion, gold leaf, lead, shellac, and steel, two panels
      149 ½ x 220 ½ inches (380 x 560 cm) overall
      © 2010 Anselm Kiefer
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Anselm Kiefer https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kiefa_Jerusalem-1178x800.jpg
    • New Hoover Convertibles, Green, Brown, Red, Brown, New Hoover Deluxe Shampoo Polishers, Yellow, Brown Doubledecker
      Jeff Koons
      New Hoover Convertibles, Green, Brown, Red, Brown, New Hoover Deluxe Shampoo Polishers, Yellow, Brown Doubledecker, 1981–1987
      Koons 1981
      New Hoover Convertibles, Green, Brown, Red, Brown, New Hoover Deluxe Shampoo Polishers, Yellow, Brown Doubledecker, 1981–1987
      three vacuum cleaners, two shampoo polishers, and fluorescent lights in Plexiglas casing
      82 ⅝ x 54 x 28 inches (211 x 137 x 71 cm) overall
      © Jeff Koons
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Jeff Koons https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/koons–New-Hoover-Convertibles-609x800.jpg
    • Orpheus (Du Unendliche Spur), </i>Rome
      Cy Twombly
      Orpheus (Du Unendliche Spur), Rome, 1979
      On View Twombly 1979
      Orpheus (Du Unendliche Spur), Rome, 1979
      wood, nails, white paint and pencil
      102 x 96 x 8 ⅝ inches (259 x 244 x 22 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Cy Twombly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/TWOMc_GF_Orpheus-660x800.jpg
    • 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)
      © 2018 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.
    • Smug
      Tony Smith
      Smug, 1973/2005
      On View Smith 1973
      Smug, 1973/2005
      aluminum, painted black
      11 x 78 x 64 feet (3 x 24 x 20 m)
      © Estate of Tony Smith/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Iwan Baan
      On View       Iwan Baan
      Tony Smith https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SMITt_GF_Smug.jpg
    • Chatham V: Red Blue
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Chatham V: Red Blue, 1971
      On View Kelly 1971
      Chatham V: Red Blue, 1971
      oil on canvas, two joined panels
      108 ¼ x 99 ¼ inches (275 x 252 cm) overall
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      On View       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kelley_Chatham-V-Red-Blue-737x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Donald Judd
      Untitled, 1970
      Judd 1970
      Untitled, 1970
      anodized aluminum
      ten units each 9 x 40 x 31 inches (23 x 102 x 79 cm)
      © 2018 Judd Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Donald Judd https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/JUDDd_GF_Untitled_1970-1.jpg
    • Black White
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Black White, 1968
      On View Kelly 1968
      Black White, 1968
      oil on panel, two joined panels
      96 x 96 inches (244 x 244 cm) overall
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KELLe_GF_BlackWhite_Amstutz-800x800.jpg
    • Adios
      Ed Ruscha
      Adios, 1967
      Ruscha 1967
      Adios, 1967
      oil on canvas
      59 ½ x 54 ⅛ inches (151 x 138 cm)
      © Ed Ruscha
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Ed Ruscha https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rusch-Adios-719x800.jpg
    • Pilgrimage
      Agnes Martin
      Pilgrimage, 1966
      Martin 1966
      Pilgrimage, 1966
      graphite and acrylic on canvas
      72 x 72 inches (183 x 183 cm)
      © 2018 Agnes Martin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Agnes Martin https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MARTa_GF_Pilgrimage.jpg
    • 4:1 (For David Novros)
      Brice Marden
      4:1 (For David Novros), 1966
      Marden 1966
      4:1 (For David Novros), 1966
      oil and beeswax on canvas
      60 x 65 inches (152 x 165 cm)
      © 2018 Brice Marden / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Brice Marden https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MARDb_GF_ForDavidNovros.jpg
    • Untitled
      Robert Ryman
      Untitled, 1964
      Ryman 1964
      Untitled, 1964
      oil on canvas
      62 ¾ x 62 ⅝ inches (159 x 159 cm)
      © 2018 Robert Ryman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Robert Ryman https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/RYMAr_GF_Untitled1964-804x800.jpg
    • Nunca Pasa Nada </i> (Nothing Ever Happens)
      Frank Stella
      Nunca Pasa Nada (Nothing Ever Happens), 1964
      Stella 1964
      Nunca Pasa Nada (Nothing Ever Happens), 1964
      metallic pigment on canvas
      110 x 222 inches (279 x 564 cm)
      © 2018 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Frank Stella https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/STELf_GF_NuncaPasaNada-1276x690.jpg
    • Ries
      Sigmar Polke
      Ries, 1964
      Polke 1964
      Ries, 1964
      dispersion on canvas
      51 ⅛ x 41 ¼ inches (130 x 105 cm)
      © 2018 Estate of Sigmar Polke/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Sigmar Polke https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/POLKs_GLEN_001.jpg
    • Gold Standard
      Robert Rauschenberg
      Gold Standard, 1964
      Rauschenberg 1964
      Gold Standard, 1964
      oil, paper, printed reproductions, clock, cardboard box, metal, fabric, wood, string, shoe and Coca-Cola bottles on gold folding Japanese screen with electric light, rope, and ceramic dog on bicycle seat
      85 x 142 x 51 ¼ inches (216 x 361 x 130 cm)
      © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Robert Rauschenberg https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RAUSc_137_005_crop-1276x800.jpg
    • Large Flowers
      Andy Warhol
      Large Flowers, 1964
      Warhol 1964
      Large Flowers, 1964
      synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
      81 ½ x 158 ½ inches (207 x 403 cm)
      © 2018 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Andy Warhol https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WARHa_GF_LargeFlowers-1.jpg
    • Bicycle
      Robert Rauschenberg
      Bicycle, 1963
      Rauschenberg 1963
      Bicycle, 1963
      oil and silkscreen ink on canvas in two parts
      each panel 72 x 60 inches (183 x 152 cm)
      72 x 120 inches (183 x 305 cm) overall
      © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Robert Rauschenberg https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rauschenberg-Bicycle-1276x766.jpg
    • Hillbilly Galoot
      John Chamberlain
      Hillbilly Galoot, 1960
      Chamberlain 1960
      Hillbilly Galoot, 1960
      painted and chromium-plated steel
      60 x 60 inches (152 x 152 cm)
      © 2018 Fairweather & Fairweather LTD / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      John Chamberlain https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CHAMj_GF_HillbillyGaloot-915x800.jpg Crumbled like a piece of paper, car parts painted red balance on a slate floor.
    • Untitled Blue Sponge Relief (RE 21)
      Yves Klein
      Untitled Blue Sponge Relief (RE 21), 1960
      Klein 1960
      Untitled Blue Sponge Relief (RE 21), 1960
      pigment, natural sponges, and pebbles on board
      78 ¼ x 64 ¾ inches (199 x 165 cm)
      © Yves Klein c/o Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 2018
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Yves Klein https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RE_021_Web_2018-676x800.jpg
    • Bethlehem’s Hospital
      Frank Stella
      Bethlehem’s Hospital, 1959
      Stella 1959
      Bethlehem’s Hospital, 1959
      enamel on canvas
      85 ½ x 133 ⅞ inches (217 x 340 cm)
      © 2018 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Frank Stella https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/STELf_160_002_crop-1248x800.jpg
    • Flag on an Orange Field II
      Jasper Johns
      Flag on an Orange Field II, 1958
      Johns 1958
      Flag on an Orange Field II, 1958
      encaustic on canvas
      54 ¼ x 36 ¼ inches (138 x 92 cm)
      © Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Jasper Johns https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JOHNj_199_001_crop-533x800.jpg
    • No. 9 (White and Black on Wine)
      Mark Rothko
      No. 9 (White and Black on Wine), 1958
      Rothko 1958
      No. 9 (White and Black on Wine), 1958
      oil on canvas
      105 x 168 ¾ inches (267 x 429 cm)
      © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim NighswanderImaging4Art.com
       Tim NighswanderImaging4Art.com
      Mark Rothko https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ROTHm_138_002_crop-1276x791.jpg
    • Untitled
      Franz Kline
      Untitled, 1957
      Kline 1957
      Untitled, 1957
      oil on canvas
      78 ⅞ x 103 ⅛ inches (200 x 262 cm)
      © 2018 The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Franz Kline https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/KLINf_GF_Untitled.jpg
    • January 1st
      Willem de Kooning
      January 1st, 1956
      de Kooning 1956
      January 1st, 1956
      oil on canvas
      78 ¼ x 69 inches (199 x 175 cm)
      © 2018 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/2018/04/DEKOw_24_002_crop-708x800.jpg In this painting, loose and expressive brushwork of various colors overlaps and muddies the tones. Lines of blue, yellow, teal, black, and red mix with fields of beige and pink.
    • 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)
      © 2018 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.
    • 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)
      © 2018 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.
    • Woman
      Willem de Kooning
      Woman, 1953
      de Kooning 1953
      Woman, 1953
      charcoal on paper
      36 x 23 ⅝ inches (91 x 60 cm)
      © 2018 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_Women_1953-529x800.jpg A charcoal drawing on beige paper of a forward-facing abstract human figure. The drawing is signed de Kooning.
    • Frieze
      Jackson Pollock
      Frieze, 1953-1955
      Pollock 1953
      Frieze, 1953-1955
      oil, enamel and aluminum paint on canvas
      26 ⅛ x 86 ⅛ inches (66 x 219 cm)
      © The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Jackson Pollock https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/POLLj_GF_Frieze-1276x391.jpg
    • 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)
      © 2018 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.
    • Woman
      Willem de Kooning
      Woman, 1952
      de Kooning 1952
      Woman, 1952
      pastel and graphite on paper
      24 ¼ x 16 ⅛ inches (62 x 41 cm)
      © 2018 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_1952.jpg One seated, abstract human figure in shades of blue, red, yellow, black and white on beige paper.
    • Women Seated and Standing
      Willem de Kooning
      Women Seated and Standing, 1952
      de Kooning 1952
      Women Seated and Standing, 1952
      pastel and charcoal on paper
      21 ⅜ x 24 ⅜ inches (54 x 62 cm)
      © 2018 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_WomenSeated.jpg Two abstract, forward-facing human figures, one standing and one crouched. Signed by de Kooning. Pastel colors include orange, yellow, green and blue.
    • Number 1
      Jackson Pollock
      Number 1, 1952
      Pollock 1952
      Number 1, 1952
      oil and enamel on canvas
      23 ⅞ x 107 inches (61 x 272 cm)
      © 2018 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Jackson Pollock https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/POLLj_124_002_crop-1276x285.jpg
    • Painting for a White Wall
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Painting for a White Wall, 1952
      On View Kelly 1952
      Painting for a White Wall, 1952
      oil on canvas, five joined panels
      23 ⅝ x 71 ¼ inches (60 x 181 cm) overall
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
      On View       Ron Amstutz
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KELLe_GF_PaintingWhiteWall_Amstutz-1067x800.jpg
    • Number 3
      Jackson Pollock
      Number 3, 1952
      Pollock 1952
      Number 3, 1952
      enamel on canvas
      57 ¾ inches x 68 x 1 ⅝ inches
      © The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Jackson Pollock https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/POLLj_128_002_crop-944x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Jackson Pollock
      Untitled, 1951
      Pollock 1951
      Untitled, 1951
      mixed media on paper
      25 x 39 ⅛ inches
      © The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Jackson Pollock https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/POLLj_GF_Untitled_1951.jpg
    • Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance VII
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance VII, 1951
      Kelly 1951
      Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance VII, 1951
      collage on paper
      39 x 39 ⅜ inches (99 x 100 cm)
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kelle_Spectrum-Colors-Arranged-by-Chance-VII-805x800.jpg
    • 1949-A, No. 2
      Clyfford Still
      1949-A, No. 2, 1949
      Still 1949
      1949-A, No. 2, 1949
      oil on canvas
      80 x 68 ½ inches (203 x 174 cm)
      © 2018 City & County of Denver, courtesy Clyfford Still Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Clyfford Still https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/STILc_161_002_crop-e1532006777853-685x800.jpg
    • Study for “Window I”
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Study for “Window I”, 1949
      Kelly 1949
      Study for “Window I”, 1949
      ink and gouache on paper
      7 ⅞ x 5 ⅜ inches (20 x 14 cm)
      © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Kelle_GF_Study-for-Window-I_Amstutz-600x800.jpg
    • Untitled (Medici Princess)
      Joseph Cornell
      Untitled (Medici Princess), 1948
      Cornell 1948
      Untitled (Medici Princess), 1948
      box construction
      16 ⅛ x 10 ⅞ x 4 ¼ inches (41 x 28 x 11 cm)
      © The Joseph Cornell and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4art.com
      Joseph Cornell https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cornj_Untitled-Medici-Princess-547x800.jpg A blue portrait of a light-skinned girl, in parts, repeats 5 times within a rectangular screw-like frame.
    • Untitled </i> (Three Figures)
      Willem de Kooning
      Untitled (Three Figures), 1947
      de Kooning 1947
      Untitled (Three Figures), 1947
      oil, enamel, graphite, and charcoal on paper
      20 ¾ x 24 inches (53 x 61 cm)
      © 2018 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_ThreeFigures.jpg Three women with distorted body shapes sit side by side in the center of various bright color swaths.
    • L’Homme au doigt </i> (Man Pointing)
      Alberto Giacometti
      L’Homme au doigt (Man Pointing), 1947
      Giacometti 1947
      L’Homme au doigt (Man Pointing), 1947
      bronze
      70 ½ x 34 ½ x 20 inches (179 x 88 x 51 cm)
      © Alberto Giacometti Estate/Licensed by VAGA and ARS, New York, NY
      Photo: Ron Amstutz
       Ron Amstutz
      Alberto Giacometti https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/GIACa_GF_ManPointing-600x800.jpg
    • Baby Flat Top
      Alexander Calder
      Baby Flat Top, 1946
      Calder 1946
      Baby Flat Top, 1946
      painted sheet metal and wire
      47 ½ x 76 x 48 inches (121 x 193 x 122 cm)
      © 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Alexander Calder https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CALDa_GF_BabyFlat-1276x735.jpg Hanging from a tripedal floor stand, a large horizontal oval-shape have several delicate wire off-shoots, perfectly balanced.
    • Something of the Past
      Jackson Pollock
      Something of the Past, 1946
      Pollock 1946
      Something of the Past, 1946
      oil on canvas
      55 ¾ x 38 inches (142 x 97 cm)
      © The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Jackson Pollock https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/POLLj_GF_SomethingPast-548x800.jpg
    • Untitled
      Arshile Gorky
      Untitled, 1944
      Gorky 1944
      Untitled, 1944
      oil on cardboard
      24 in x 30 ⅛ inches (61 x 77 cm)
      © 2018 The Arshile Gorky Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Arshile Gorky https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GORKa_GF_Untitled.jpg
    • Untitled
      Jackson Pollock
      Untitled, 1944
      Pollock 1944
      Untitled, 1944
      gouache, brush, pen, ink, and wash on paper
      22 ¼ x 30 ⅝ inches (57 x 78 cm)
      © The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
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    • Drawing
      Arshile Gorky
      Drawing, 1943
      Gorky 1943
      Drawing, 1943
      graphite and wax crayon on paper
      22 ⅞ x 29 inches (58 x 74 cm)
      © 2018 The Arshile Gorky Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Arshile Gorky https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/GORKa_38_001_crop.jpg
    • Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy)
      Joseph Cornell
      Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy), 1942–1952
      Cornell 1942
      Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy), 1942–1952
      box construction
      13 ⅞ x 11 x 3 ¾ inches (35 x 28 x 10 cm)
      © The Joseph Cornell and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4art.com
      Joseph Cornell https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cornell_Untitled-Pinturicchio-Boy-649x800.jpg Tinted yellow, a portrait of a light-skinned boy is repeated in various sizes within a wooden shadow box with numbers and small objects in the lower third of the composition.
    • Untitled
      Alexander Calder
      Untitled, c. 1941
      Calder 1941
      Untitled, c. 1941
      glass, ceramic, spoon, buttons, wire, and string
      35 x 42 inches (89 x 107 cm)
      © 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Alexander Calder https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CALDa_GF_Untitled_1941-e1532352840347-599x800.jpg Hanging from above, this mobile boasts 10 horizontal wires balancing 23 vertical wires ending in 12 shards of glass (in multiple colors) and a black spoon.
    • La Demoiselle
      Alexander Calder
      La Demoiselle, 1939
      Calder 1939
      La Demoiselle, 1939
      painted sheet metal and wire
      58 ½ x 21 x 29 ½ inches (149 x 53 x 75 cm)
      © 2023 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Alexander Calder https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CALDa_GF_LaDemoiselle-e1532352881222-676x800.jpg Hanging from a tripedal floor stand, a series of graduated abstract forms (painted black, blue, yellow, red, and white) delicately balance on thin wires.
    • Jeannette V
      Henri Matisse
      Jeannette V, 1913
      Matisse 1913
      Jeannette V, 1913
      bronze
      22 ⅞ x 8 ¾ x 12 inches (58 x 22 x 30 cm)
      © 2023 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Henri Matisse https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MATIh_GF_JeannetteV-494x800.jpg
    • Jeannette III
      Henri Matisse
      Jeannette III, 1911
      Matisse 1911
      Jeannette III, 1911
      bronze
      23 x 9 x 11 ½ inches (58 x 23 x 30 cm)
      © 2023 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Henri Matisse https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MATIh_GF_JeannetteIII-e1532362828119-581x800.jpg
    • Jeannette IV
      Henri Matisse
      Jeannette IV, 1911
      Matisse 1911
      Jeannette IV, 1911
      bronze
      24 x 9 ½ x 11 ¼ inches (61 x 24 x 29 cm)
      © 2023 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Henri Matisse https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MATIh_GF_JeannetteIV.jpg
    • Jeannette I
      Henri Matisse
      Jeannette I, 1910
      Matisse 1910
      Jeannette I, 1910
      bronze
      13 ¼ x 9 x 10 inches (34 x 23 x 25 cm)
      © 2023 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Henri Matisse https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MATIh_GF_JeannetteI.jpg
    • Jeannette II
      Henri Matisse
      Jeannette II, 1910
      Matisse 1910
      Jeannette II, 1910
      bronze
      10 x 9 x 10 inches (25 x 23 x 25 cm)
      © 2023 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Henri Matisse https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MATIh_GF_JeannetteII.jpg
    • Untitled (Bolsena)
      Cy Twombly
      Untitled (Bolsena)
      Twombly
      Untitled (Bolsena),oil-based house paint, wax crayon, and graphite on canvas
      80 x 95 ⅝ inches (203 x 243 cm)
      © Cy Twombly Foundation
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Cy Twombly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TWOMc_731x613.jpg

    Publications

    Glenstone: The Inaugural Exhibition (2008)

    Foreword by Mitchell P. Rales, and interview by Stephanie Rachum. Essay by Yve-Alain Bois.

    This book commemorates the inaugural exhibition at Glenstone, on view September 2006 through January 2009, which showcases seminal works from the collection dating from the postwar period through 1990 and includes artists such as John Baldessari, Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly. Monumental works by Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Serra, and Tony Smith are highlighted in an overview of outdoor sculpture at Glenstone. In an interview with adviser Stephanie Rachum, Mitchell Rales discusses the evolution of his personal passion and the development of this distinguished collection. Noted art historian Yve-Alain Bois contextualizes several important works in the exhibition in an examination of paradigm shifts within art criticism.

    Publisher: Glenstone Museum
    ISBN: 9780980108606
    Publication date: 2008
    Page count: 188

    $50.00

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