Hedge-Fund Founder Robert W. Wilson Leaves Art to Whitney

Robert W. Wilson, the hedge-fund manager who lept to his death last month from his New York residence, gave his art collection to the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan.

Wilson, who served on the museum’s board, didn’t specify the size of the collection in his will, which was filed this week in New York state Surrogate’s Court. He also bequeathed his wine collection to friend James K. Brehm of Manhattan and directed that his residential property, including his 16th-floor apartment at the San Remo building on Central Park West, be sold by his estate, according to court filings.