François Pinault
François Pinault collects post-war and contemporary art, a focus he moved toward after buying a Mondrian in 1990. The Pinault Collection holds about 10,000 works and shows them in its own museums in Venice and Paris.
Artists named in the collection
Cy Twombly, Richard Serra, Mike Kelley, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Cindy Sherman, David Hammons, Rudolf Stingel, Bruce Nauman, Donald Judd
On record
- The first Pinault Collection exhibition at Palazzo Grassi in Venice opened in 2006, after the building was acquired in 2005 and renovated by Tadao Ando.
- Punta della Dogana in Venice reopened to the public in June 2009.
- The Bourse de Commerce in Paris opened as a contemporary art museum in May 2021.
Questions
What does François Pinault collect?François Pinault collects post-war and contemporary art, a focus he moved toward after buying a Mondrian in 1990. The Pinault Collection holds about 10,000 works and shows them in its own museums in Venice and Paris.
Which artists are in the François Pinault collection?Cited sources name works by Cy Twombly, Richard Serra, Mike Kelley, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Cindy Sherman, David Hammons, Rudolf Stingel.
Can the public see the collection of François Pinault?Yes. Works are shown at Pinault Collection (Bourse de Commerce, Palazzo Grassi, Punta della Dogana) in Venice, Italy.
Sources
- François Pinault, Wikipedia
- Pinault Collection home page, Pinault Collection, 2026
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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