Project posted by Compass
Sir John Richardson's Art-Filled Estate
The living room is the piece de resistance of the full-floor co-op, drenched in sunlight, and is an absolute masterpiece unto itself.
“He had such a brilliant eye for interiors and mixing serious and playful things,” Shelley Wanger, an executor of the estate (with Jeffrey Coploff, Mr. Richardson’s lawyer) and his longtime friend and editor told the New York Times, adding that the home’s aesthetic was largely “inspired by an English country house.”
"It’s not everyone’s cup of tea — it will appeal to a select group of people,” Compass agent Jeffrey Stockwell told the New York Times, adding the unit “could also be a very different space. It could be more modern.”
According to the New York Times, Richardson's "varied career included work as an industrial designer, book reviewer, managing director of an art investment fund and art curator, though he is best known for his books on Picasso, his close friend. In 2012, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, following in the footsteps of his father, who was knighted by the queen’s great-grandfather, King Edward VII."
Richardson carved the open loft space into a series of gracious rooms, perfect for entertaining - which he did - catering to the characters of the elite art world.
Every inch of the property is covered with Richardson's eclectic and whimsical sensibility
One of the bedrooms features a canopy bed and a global art collection
A vibrant canopy bed
Richardson was the preeminent biographer and authority on Pablo Picasso - whom he also counted as a close friend. He authored many books.
One of the bathrooms is outfitted in imported Moroccan tiles
A grand entryway can double as an art gallery
The property is asking $7.2 million.
Listed with Jeffrey Stockwell, Jill Bernard, and Alan Shaker of Compass.
Details
Bedrooms
4
Full Baths
2
Partial Baths
1
Credits
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Interior Design
Sir John Richardson
Ernesto Buch
From Compass
After being extensively featured in design magazines and books, Sir John Richardson's incredible full-floor Manhattan loft is now for sale. Baronial proportions and extraordinary light are two of the hallmarks of the Richardson loft, where some of the most famous artists, writers, and society figures of the late 20th and early 21st century lived, laughed and loved.
30 oversized windows, four exposures, soaring ceiling heights, and sprawling rooms, present an incredible opportunity to create a spectacular home with four, five or even six bedrooms.
The icing on the cake is a low maintenance of $4,571.