Stylish Things + sculpture
I love collector's houses, so when I saw artist Ricky Swallowpost the above picture on Instagram, I had to find its source.The source turned out to be 'Art in America', Nov. — Dec. 1967.
Artists who collect? Nothing better for me!This just leaves me wanting more....Mr. and Mrs. Chaim GrossDamn Chaim! I see some Hartley, John Flannagan, Lachaise,Archipenko, Avery, Metzinger, Derain,Orozco, the Soyers and Max Ernst!More from the Gross home:Portrait by Mimi Gross, still life by Arshile Gorky,Reginald Marsh, a Chaim and some African figures. Chaim Gross at his dining table.He's got all the masters lined up:Henry Moore, George Grosz, Lipchitz, Matisse,Maillol, Pascin, Gorky and ModiglianiStop it already Chaim!1300 Ashanti bronze weights?Love you!Mr. and Mrs. Paul JenkinsThe Mrs. is also known as Alice Baber, the painter.They like ivories...And Indian miniatures....Looks like some Tantric Buddhist miniatures too.I knew y'all were naughty!Mr. and Mrs. Philip PearlsteinRoman, Etruscan and Egyptian power....Mr. and Mrs. Robert Motherwell's brownstone.The Mrs. is also known as Helen Frankenthaler....I'd kill for this place and the amazing shit in it!Rothko, Archaic greek sculpture, Egyptian art, Thai bronze Buddha,David Smith bronze, Jacques Lipchitz sculpture, Rodin, Matisse,and of course Frankenthaler and Motherwell.More of Hottie Helen's place...The yellow "chair" sculpture is by Barbara Cohen, Kenneth Noland, Hans Hoffmann, more African and Polynesian art...Jacques Lipchitz's StudioLook how big the pieces are! That's Jacques in the beret.He collects African and Chinese figures.Figures.Mr. and Mrs. Bernard RosenthalLove this space!Picasso, amazing African art, a Fritz Glarner Mr. Rosenthal's famous cube sculpture!
I WANT MORE!!!!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012