. . . . "By the 1960s the de Menils had gravitated toward the major American post-war movements of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism.[9] Over the years the family enjoyed close personal friendships with many of the artists whose work they collected, including Victor Brauner, Max Ernst, Jasper Johns, Yves Klein, Ren?? Magritte, Robert Rauschenberg, Dorothea Tanning, and Andy Warhol.[1]" . . . . .