Foundation Collection
The collection held by the Sonnabend Collection Foundation comprises works assembled by Ileana and Michael Sonnabend, and Antonio Homem, reflecting the exhibitions and program of the Sonnabend Gallery from the early 1960s through the late 20th century. Formed through their pioneering approach to contemporary art and their keen eye for emerging practices, the collection includes significant examples of Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Arte Povera, new media, and Neo-Geo.
Artists in the Collection
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Vito Acconci
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Giovanni Anselmo
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Richard Artschwager
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Arman
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John Baldessari
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
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Ashley Bickerton
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Christian Boltanski
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Mel Bochner
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Lawrence Beck
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Larry Bell
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Pier Paolo Calzolari
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John Chamberlain
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Christo
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Carroll Dunham
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Jim Dine
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Elger Esser
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Robert Feintuch
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Peter Fischli & David Weiss
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Dan Flavin
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Gilbert & George
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Peter Halley
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Candida Höfer
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Jörg Immendorf
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Jasper Johns
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Donald Judd
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Anselm Kiefer
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Jeff Koons
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Jannis Kounellis
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Barry Le Va
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Roy Lichtenstein
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Sol LeWitt
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Piero Manzoni
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John McCracken
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Mario Merz
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Robert Morris
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Bruce Nauman
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Claes Oldenburg
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Luigi Ontani
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Giulio Paolini
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A.R. Penck
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Michelangelo Pistoletto
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Anne and Patrick Poirier
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Rona Pondick
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Robert Rauschenberg
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Andrea Robbins and Max Becher
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James Rosenquist
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Clifford Ross
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Mario Schifano
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Matthias Schaller
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George Segal
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Richard Serra
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
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Keith Sonnier
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Haim Steinbach
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Cy Twombly
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Andy Warhol
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William Wegman
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Boyd Webb
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Tom Wesselmann
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Terry Winters
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Gilberto Zorio
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On Saturday, November 29, 2025, the new museum of contemporary art, Sonnabend Collection Mantova—one of the most important private collections of the twentieth century—opened in Mantova’s Palazzo della Ragione.
