Allan Barry Stone

Stone was widely considered to be an expert on Abstract Expressionism. He was interviewed for the 2006 film, Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock. He was also widely known for his large collection of art and other objects, including furniture and cars. At the time of his death, the New York Times noted that he had the largest collection of African and Oceanic art in private hands.

He died in his sleep from heart failure at his home in Westchester County, New York in 2006. In 2007, he was the subject of a film about his life produced by his daughter Olympia Stone entitled The Collector: Allan Stone’s Life in Art.

Stone's 1962 solo show of Thiebaud's work is widely credited with launching the artist's career. The show resulted in a favorable New York Times review and private sales, including a purchase by a curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

In 1960, Stone founded the Allan Stone Gallery on 86th and Madison in New York City. During its first decade, the gallery showcased contemporary artists including established Abstract Expressionists Arshile Gorky, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Alfred Leslie, and Barnett Newman, along with sculptors Cesar and John Chamberlain.

Allan Barry Stone (1932-2006) was an American art dealer, gallerist and collector. He was the founder of Allan Stone Gallery (later known as Allan Stone Projects), which showcased contemporary art for over five decades.

Allan Stone was born in Manhattan in 1932. His father was a lawyer and his mother was the daughter of Sam Klein, the founder of New York City-based discount dress store chain S. Klein on the Square. Stone attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Harvard University, and studied law at Boston University.