Fondation Carmignac
 Location within Paris
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| Established | 2000 |
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| Location | 24 Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 48°51′37″N 2°20′15″E / 48.860339°N 2.337599°E |
| Type | contemporary art, |
| Director | Gaïa Donzet |
| Website | www.fondation-carmignac.com |
Founded in 2000 by Édouard Carmignac and led by Gaïa Donzet, the Carmignac Foundation is a corporate foundation that supports contemporary artists through a programme of sponsorship, the creation of an international collection, and the annual Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism award.
Originally centred on Pop Art and the Expressionist German School, the Carmignac corporate collection has more than 200 works from the 20th and 21st centuries, including work by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Andreas Gursky, Keith Haring and Martial Raysse.
The collection is on display at Carmignac Gestion's headquarters in Paris, London, Madrid, Milan, Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Zurich.
Two large portraits of Lenin and Mao, painted by Andy Warhol in 1986 and 1973 respectively, are displayed in Edouard Carmignac's office. Jean-Michel Basquiat, another cornerstone of the collection, is represented with five pieces, including Fallen Angel, the premonitory work of 1981.
Roy Lichtenstein is represented with two key pieces: Vicky I – I thought I heard your voice, from 1964 and Fishing Village from 1987.
The artistic scene in Germany is illustrated by six artworks : five by Gerhard Richter, including Grüner Strich from 1982, and a piece by Albert Oehlen dated 1977.
The collection continues to grow, encompassing new artists from emerging art scenes, including Ayman Baalbaki and Hanibal Srouji from Lebanon, Os Gêmeos from Brazil, Shirin Neshat from Iran, Miguel Rothschild and Guillermo Kuitca from Argentina and Marcos Lopez from Columbia.
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