Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection [V0004]

2007 large format HC in slipcase in excellent condition, 13x10.5-inches, 270-glossy pages. The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection takes its readers on a tour of the Los Angeles foundation with accompanying photographs and essays. Beautifully presented with hard-bound cover and linen slip case, the book encompasses major art works in the collection with many full-page color images of the art, double-paged images of the estate, and informative essays about the art and artists.

In 1982, Frederick R. Weisman purchased the Los Angeles estate to serve as a showcase for his personal collection of 20th-century art. He and his wife, Billie Milam Weisman, an art conservator and curator, worked together to create a unique environment located within the Mediterranean-style villa. The villa was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann in the late 1920s and exhibits the craftsmanship characteristics of that period, including hand-painted ceilings, stucco details, and wood-inlaid floors. In 1991, the Weismans added a contemporary annex, or art pavilion, designed by Franklin D.Israel, to accommodate larger-scale works. Today the Foundation estate, annex, and surrounding gardens are made accessible to the public by appointment only on guided tours. More than four hundred works of art are on display at the Foundation. The collection includes works by European Modernists, including Cezanne, Picasso, and Kandinsky, and Surrealist works by Ernst, Miro, and Magritte. The holdings in postwar art include works by Giacometti, Noguchi, Calder, Rauschenberg, and Johns; Abstract Expressionist paintings by de Kooning, Francis, Still, and Rothko; Color-Field paintings by Frankenthaler, Louis, and Noland; and Pop Art by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Oldenburg, and Rosenquist. Contemporary California works include those by Ruscha and Goode and Super Realist sculptures by Hanson and de Andrea. Visit the Weisman Foundation webpage for more information and lots of great photos.

From GoodReads/Amazon reviews: "An incredible collection I had the good fortune to see in person while in college. Such an inspiring home."; "This collection is LA's best kept secret! I was glad to find a used copy for considerably less than the on-site book, and also way too heavy for me to travel with!"; "Great art collection, great book."