Learn more about the Abrams Family Collection and discover the way they lived with art throughout the years.

The Abrams Family Collection

Discover groundbreaking Pop art, a major focal point for the Abrams Family through decades of collecting.

Icons of Pop

Explore the diversity of artistic viewpoints on figuration in the Abrams Family Collection.

Frontiers of Figuration

Dive into the innovative explorations of art in three-dimensions within the Abrams Family Collection.

Rethinking Sculpture

Explore artists in the Abrams Family Collection and the Abbeville Press publications they inspired.

As Seen in Abbeville Press

The Abrams Family is distinguished for their early championing of avant garde female artists that pushed the boundaries of art in the 1960s.

Celebrated Female Artists in the Collection

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SVP | Head of Contemporary Art, Americas | Contemporary Art

David Galperin

SVP | Senior Specialist, Contemporary Art | Contemporary Art

Nicole Schloss

AVP | Head of Contemporary Curated | Contemporary Art

Haleigh Stoddard 

AVP | Specialist, Contemporary Curated | Contemporary Art

Daniela Lazo-Cedré

Associate Specialist | Contemporary Art

Graham Ashby

SVP | Head of Latin American Art, Americas | Latin American Art

Anna Di Stasi

AVP | Specialist | Latin American Art

Emily Nice

VP | Head of Modern Day Auction | Impressionist & Modern Art

Julia Leveille

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Sotheby's is proud to present a selection of works from The Abrams Family Collection, a collection amassed by publishers and art enthusiasts Harry N. Abrams and his son Robert (Bob) Abrams. Led by Isamu Noguchi's Study for Energy Void, with works by Robert Indiana, Bob Thompson, Chryssa, Marisol and more, this comprehensive and multi-generational collection built over ninety years reflects both the friendships the Abrams family had with the artists as well as their earnest eye for collecting.

Sotheby's is proud to present a selection of works from The Abrams Family Collection, a collection amassed by publishers and art enthusiasts Harry N. Abrams and his son Robert (Bob) Abrams. Comprising 66 works that showcase the breadth and depth of the collection, this online sale features esteemed artists like Alex Katz, Christo, Frank Stella, Alexander Calder, Marisol, Lee Bontecou among many others. An exceptional multi-generational collection built over nine decades, this remarkable grouping of works reflects the lives and careers spent championing artists and their vision through collecting and publishing.

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Sotheby's is proud to present a selection of works from The Abrams Family Collection amassed by publishers and art enthusiasts Harry N. Abrams and his son Robert (Bob) Abrams. Led by Isamu Noguchi's <i>Study for Energy Void</i>, with works by Robert Indiana, Bob Thompson, Chryssa, Marisol and more. This comprehensive and multi-generational collection, built over seventy years, reflects both the friendships the Abrams family had with the artists as well as their earnest eye for collecting.

Art Without Boundaries: The Abrams Family Collection