Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956), Number 28, 1950, 1950, Enamel on canvas, 68 1/8 x 105 in. (173 x 266.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, in honor of her grandchildren, Ellen Steinberg Coven and Dr. Peter Steinberg, 2006 (2006.32.51). © 2007 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

NEW YORK.-One of the preeminent collections of Abstract Expressionism, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection was given to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2006, contributing significantly to the Museum’s holdings in modern art. To celebrate the gift, Abstract Expressionism and Other Modern Works: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art — on view from September 18, 2007, to February 3, 2008 — will present 63 works assembled by one of the most prescient and astute collectors of the mid-20th century.
“The Newman Collection constitutes a magnificent contribution to the Metropolitan Museum,” stated Director Philippe de Montebello. “This generous gift represents a New York homecoming for remarkable works by a number of the most important New York artists of the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s.
Comprised of 63 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by 50 artists, The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection is the only extant collection of Abstract Expressionist works gathered at the time of their creation. Mrs. Newman’s collection — “the best of the newest,” as Chicago curator Katharine Kuh once described it — is also notable for its depth. In addition to the pivotal paintings and sculptures mentioned above, it includes wonderful works by Alexander Calder, Joseph Cornell, Arthur Dove, Helen Frankenthaler, Arshile Gorky, Philip Guston, Hans Hofmann, Fernand Léger, Jacques Lipchitz, John Marin, Matta, Larry Rivers, Anne Ryan, Kurt Schwitters, David Smith, and Wols, among others. Lire l'article en entier http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=21035