Masterpieces from the Fayez S. Sarofim Collection: From Antiquity to Abstraction

This rare art catalog presents the first comprehensive publication dedicated to the private art collection of Fayez S. Sarofim, one of the most significant American collectors of the past half‑century.

Published by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in 2020, this richly illustrated 244‑page hardcover volume documents 224 artworks spanning more than three thousand years, from ancient Egyptian sculpture and Coptic textiles to European masterpieces by El Greco and Delacroix, and an exceptional survey of American painting from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection includes iconic works by Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper, George Inness, and Maurice Prendergast, alongside major modern and contemporary artists such as Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, and Andy Warhol. Essays by MFAH curators provide scholarly insight into the collector’s vision and the cultural breadth of the holdings. As many works remain in private hands and are seldom exhibited, this catalog stands as a rare and highly collectible reference for museums, scholars, and collectors of American and European art.

Hard‑to‑find limited‑run publication.