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Bollt, Andriane print view role Collector Patron dates 1933-2010 city New York City state NY sex F historical notes Andriane “Andrea” Bollt was a classical musician and art collector. With her husband, Robert Bollt (1927–1984), she formed an art collection that included work by, among others, Alexander Calder, Franz Kline, Joan Miró, Yves Klein, Philip Guston, Josef Albert, Yves Klein, and Jacques Lipchitz. In addition to collecting their work, the Bollts were personal friends of both Franz Kline and Alexander Calder. Mrs. Bollt left 8 works of art to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In addition, she left money for the museum’s establishment of the Andrea Bollt Fund (dedicated to maintaining, improving, and expanding the Museum’s Michael C. Rockefeller Collection of Art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas) in Memory of Robert Bollt, Sr. and Robert Bollt, Jr. (an archaeologist specializing in Pacific archaeology, 1971–2010). decades of activity 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 updated 04/24/2025 09:12:56 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Photographs of artwork, 1960-1969 see details... see also: Bollt, Robert «  back