Acquisitions & Donations

The American Friends of the Centre Pompidou supports the Centre Pompidou with significant loans and gifts of art and design. Since 2010, more than 550 works of art valued at more than $50 million have been donated or pledged to the American Friends from a generous group of thoughtful collectors and donors. Please take a moment to browse through some of the spectacular works that are now enhancing the Centre Pompidou collection thanks to our valued friends.

2010

ACQUISITIONS

Intérieurs Parisiens After Atget 1-60

Sherrie Levine
Intérieurs Parisiens After Atget 1-60, 1997
60 gelatin silver prints
10 x 8 inches each (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Edition 2 of 5
Purchased by the Centre Pompidou Foundation with funds provided in part by Joan S. Davidson & Neil Barsky and Sakurako D. & William S. Fisher

Untitled (M69)

Jackson Pollock
Untitled (M69), 1943-44
Screenprint
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (21.6 x 14 cm)
Purchased by Centre Pompidou Foundation with funds provided by Judith Pillsbury and Tony Ganz

DONATIONS

Alberto Giacometti, sculptor, Paris March 6, 1958

Richard Avedon
Alberto Giacometti, sculptor, Paris March 6, 1958. 1980
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Edition 18 of 25 + 3 APs
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Andy Warhol(scars), artist, New York City, August 20, 1969

Richard Avedon
Andy Warhol(scars), artist, New York City, August 20, 1969, 1975
Gelatin silver print
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Edition 41 of 50
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Carol Crittendon, Bartender Butte, Montana, July 1, 1981

Richard Avedon
Carol Crittendon, Bartender Butte, Montana, July 1, 1981. 1984-85
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
50 1/8 x 39 1/4 inches (127.3 x 99.7 cm)
Edition 2 of 6 + 2 APs
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Francis Bacon, artist, Paris, France April 11, 1979, (Diptych)

Richard Avedon
Francis Bacon, artist, Paris, France April 11, 1979, (Diptych), 1979
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
50 x 80 inches (127 x 203.2 cm)
Edition 6 of 10 + 2 APs
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Gabrielle Chanel, Couturiere, Paris March 6, 1958

Richard Avedon
Gabrielle Chanel, Couturiere, Paris March 6, 1958. 1958-60
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Edition 2 of 7
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

James Kimberlin, drifter, State Road 18, Hobbs, New Mexico October 7, 1980

Richard Avedon
James Kimberlin, drifter, State Road 18, Hobbs, New Mexico October 7, 1980.1984-1985
Gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum
50 1/8 x 39 1/4 inches (127.3 x 99.7 cm)
Edition 5 of 6 + 2 APs
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Jean Genet, writer, New York City, March 11, 1970

Richard Avedon
Jean Genet, writer, New York City, March 11, 1970, 1975
Gelatin silver print
29 x 36 1/2 inches (73.6 x 92.7 cm)
Edition 9 of 10
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Jean Renoir, director, Beverly Hills, California, May 11, 1972

Richard Avedon
Jean Renoir, director, Beverly Hills, California, May 11, 1972. 1975
Gelatin silver print
16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
Edition 26 of 50
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marcel Achard, writer, Paris, France March 6, 1958

Richard Avedon
Marcel Achard, writer, Paris, France March 6, 1958. 1958-60
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Edition 5 of 5
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marcel Duchamp, Artist, New York January 31, 1958

Richard Avedon
Marcel Duchamp, Artist, New York January 31, 1958. 1958-60
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Edition 7 of 7
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Richard Avedon, photographer, New York, May 31, 2002 (Tripdych)

Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon, photographer, New York, May 31, 2002 (Tripdych), 2002
Gelatin silver print
24 x 60 inches (61 x 152.4 cm)
Edition 4 of 9 + 1 AP
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Robert Frank, photographerm Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia, July 17, 1975

Richard Avedon
Robert Frank, photographerm Mabou Mines, Nova Scotia, July 17, 1975, 1975
Gelatin silver print
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Edition 25 of 50
Gift of the Richard Avedon Foundation

Diana's Funeral

Carole Benzaken
Diana’s Funeral, 2000
Acrylic on canvas
68 1/2 x 96 inches (174 x 243.8 cm)
Gift of Steven & Kathy Guttman

Diario N° 1, Año 1

Mirtha Dermisache
Diario N° 1, Año 1, 1972
Second printing, artist’s edition, 1973
Printed in black on white paper
18 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches (47.5 x 36.5 cm)
Gift of Mirtha Dermisache and Mauro Herlitzka

Diario Nº 1, Año 1

Mirtha Dermisache
Diario Nº 1, Año 1, 1972
Third printing, edited by Guy Schraenen, 1975
Printed in black on white paper
18 3/4 x 14 1/4 inches (47.5 x 36.5 cm)
Gift of Mirtha Dermisache and Mauro Herlitzka

Historieta

Mirtha Dermisache
Historieta, circa 1972
Original unpublished work, ink and felt on paper
8 1/4 x 11 inches, (23.1 x 28.2 cm)
Gift of Mirtha Dermisache and Mauro Herlitzka

Libro n° 1

Mirtha Dermisache
Libro n° 1, 1969
First edition
Printed in black on white paper, and loose-bound in black canvas
8 1/2 x 11 inches (21.3 x 27.8 cm)
Gift of Mirtha Dermisache and Mauro Herlitzka

Libro n° 8

Mirtha Dermisache
Libro n° 8, 1970 First edition
First edition, limited edition of 100 signed and numbered by the artist
Printed in black on white paper, cover page printed in red, loose-bound
11 x 9 1/8 inches (28 x 23.3 cm)
Gift of Mirtha Dermisache and Mauro Herlitzka

4 post cards

Mirtha Dermisache
4 post cards, 1978
4 post cards printed in black on white cardboard, and one printed shirt
4 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches (10.5 x 14.8 cm)
Gift of Mirtha Dermisache and Mauro Herlitzka

Untitled (Hitler Moves East #30)

David Levinthal
Untitled (Hitler Moves East #30), 1974/75
Vintage Kodalith print, 10 x 8 inches
Gift of Robert Rubin

Untitled, from the series Hitler Moves East (#30)

David Levinthal
Untitled, from the series Hitler Moves East (#30), 1974-75
Kodalith print
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Gift of Robert Rubin

NO (from the series Secret Writing)

Margarita Paksa
NO (from the series Secret Writing), 1976
Zinc plate, manipulated and bent, with painted metal balls
15 x 18 1/8 x 2 inches (38 x 46 x 5 cm)
Gift of Mauro Herlitzka and Henrique Faria Fine Arts

Explicit Explanation

Nancy Spero
Explicit Explanation, 1998
Handprinting and screenprint on hoshu paper
22 1/4 x 16 7/8 inches (56.5 x 43 cm)
Edition 19 of 25
Gift of Procuniar Workshop

Explicit Explanation

Nancy Spero
Explicit Explanation, 1998
Handprinting and screenprint on hoshu paper
25 x 110 inches (63.5 x 279.5 cm)
Trial proof
Gift of Procuniar Workshop

Explicit Explanation

Nancy Spero
Explicit Explanation, 1998
Handprinting and screenprint on hoshu paper
22 1/4 x 16 7/8 inches (56.5 x 43 cm)
Trial proof
Gift of Procuniar Workshop

Gelatin Photograph 40 1984

James Welling
Gelatin Photograph 40 1984, 1984 (printed 2009)
Inkjet print on Museo Silver Rag
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Edition 1 of 2 APs
Gift of James Welling

Gelatin Photograph 45, 1984

James Welling
Gelatin Photograph 45, 1984, 1984 (printed 2009)
Inkjet print on Museo Silver Rag
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Edition 1 of 2 APs
Gift of James Welling