NYC home of artist Bill Scharf sells for first time in 50 years

A Central Park West house that after housed an artist, buddy and collaborator of the famed abstract painter Mark Rothko is in deal right after hitting the sector in April for the first time in 50 a long time.

The late artist Invoice Scharf previously lived in this 75 Central Park West co-op — and it is now staying offered by the estate of his widow, Sally Scharf, by executors who contain their son, Aaron Scharf.

The few bought this device for $42,500 in 1973 — about $286,800 in today’s figures.

Scharf handed away in 2018, at age 90. His operate is in the long term collections of several museums together with the Guggenheim, the Philadelphia Museum of Artwork, Boston’s Institute of Present-day Artwork, the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The unit was on the current market for a mere two weeks.

The two-bedroom, two-lavatory distribute asked $1.3 million.  

Interior of a bedroom inside the home.
One particular of the home’s two bedrooms.
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Interior of the home's kitchen.
The kitchen is 18-ft extensive.
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Black and white photo of Mark Rothko.
Invoice Scharf collaborated with fellow abstract artist Mark Rothko, witnessed higher than.
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Interior of a fireplace under a work of art.
A fireplace warms the late artist’s former dwelling.
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“It was a magical place to expand up, surrounded by my father’s paintings, with Central Park sensation like the biggest entrance garden in the entire world,” stated Aaron Scharf. 

Authentic details in the home, situated in a Rosario Candela-developed constructing, include things like oversize windows, beamed ceilings, hardwood floors and decorative moldings. The unit opens to an entrance gallery, which sales opportunities to a huge dwelling home for entertaining and an 18-foot-extensive kitchen. The corner master suite has views to the south and west — and a storage device comes with the sale.

The listing brokers are Triplemint’s Jed Lewin and Lauren Viviani.

NYC home of artist Bill Scharf sells for first time in 50 years

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