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In the front entrance is Thomas Bacher’s acrylic and
luminous paint, 1959 Porsche with portraits of the owners
at the Zip Dip, 1998. On the stand to the left is a bronze
Selfportrait - Oviri, 1891, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903).4
On the table behind the couch is a bronze broccoli
form sculpture from 1965 by Harry Bertoia (1915-1978).
Against the far wall to the left of the fireplace is John
Dickinson’s tin and brass faux draped table, 1978, with
a Robert Hasselle bronze sculpture of a cake, Slice of
Life, 1970, on top. Over the fireplace is a Robert Barber
abstract oil painting,1964. On the stand by the fireplace
is Hasselle’s bronze doll head with machine guns,
World Bank, 1971.5
Over the buffet is Alex Katz’s oil Ada in the striped sweater,- The large painting near the table is Thomas
Bacher’s acrylic and luminous paint work Times Square
with Fujifilm neon ad, 1981. To the right of the opening
is Jan Albers’ bronze abstract wall sculpture, 2013. At
the end of the table behind the couch is a Superstudio:
Misura Series Infinity Box, 1971.
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In the stair hall adjacent to the study is Chen Guang
Ming’s oil painting of a Chinese Coal Miner, 2008.7
By the outdoor fireplace is the owner’s limestone
sculpture Oxford Christ, 1963. The long hall wall on the
main floor features works hung salon style including
pieces by Thomas Bacher, Victor Skrebneski, Jasper
Johns, Thomas Hart Benton, Edgar Yaeger, the owner
and several other. To the right of the doorway is a mixed
media collage Cigarette, 1998, by Tom Wesselmann
(1931-2004).56
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