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In search of the new
In the 1960s, the emphasis was on the Cobra painters - Karel Appel, Constant, Lucebert and Corneille – as well as other artists such as Alechinsky, Brands, Saura, Poliakoff, Manessier, Matta and other expressionists active in the 50s and 60s. Later, the collection was expanded to include representatives from such movements as Analytical Art, Nouveau Réalisme and Arte Povera. But it was never the goal of the collection to represent every movement. Pop Art, for example, is not included. Pop Art was very important, however, for the return of the figurative in art as expressed in such movements as the Nieuwe Wilden. This and other figurative movements such as the American colour field painters are indeed included in the collection. Because photography has played a prominent role in art since the 1990s, several photographs have been added to the collection.
External advisors
Because Orlow wanted to build a truly fine collection, he obtained the advice of prominent people in the art world. His first advisor was Willem Sandberg, the former Director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. But he also consulted with De Wilde, Matthey and Swart. During the first period of collecting, it was the personal preferences of Orlow himself that played an important role in the acquisitions. When Orlow left the company at the end of the 1970s, it was Renilde Hammacher-van den Brande, the former Chief Curator for Modern Art at Museum Boymans van Beuningen in Rotterdam who became the advisor. It was at this point that the advisors took over the responsibility of determining the purchasing policy. Hammacher was succeeded by Wim Beeren, the former Director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and Martijn Sanders, the Director of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, has been the foundation’s advisor since September 2001. |
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| Lucebert, "Kinderspeeltuin", 1961 |
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Alfred Manessier,
"Passion rouge-bleu", 1948 |
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| Niki de St. Phalle, "Tony", 1965 |
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| Pierre Alechinsky, "Champ libre", 1958 |
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| Antonio Saura, "Suaire", 1959 |
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| Karel Appel, "Tête tragique", 1961 |
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An adventure in art
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