Esoteric Survey

You know this famous Julius Shulman photo. It's Case Study House 21 by Pierre Koenig. Source: © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles    Here is the room looking from the other direction. Source: © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles    And here is the  Gerald McCabe sofa Pierre Koenig specified for the house. This is the one  Koenig had McCabe produce in 1998, when  Pierre  was restoring the house. The original was damaged at some point. It is now part of the massive inventory at Modernica Props . The 65,000 square ft. prop house is located in the former Dolly Madison Bakery in Silverlake. As you can see, it's stacked high. There are some gems. Lots of Tropi-Cal Wes Williams The BBQ selection is deep. The Cadillac of grills. Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (1954) You know these (1956) ...

Tackett cameo at the Stahl house by Pierre Koenig Photo: Julius Shulman

La Gardo Tackett Here's the pitcher on a VKG table in the Stahl House by Pierre Koenig

The Bailey House (1958), Case Study House 21 by Pierre Koenig The house was auctioned off by Wright in 2006 . It sold for $3.1 million and the buyer was  Gallery SEOMI . It now operates as their gallery for contemporary art.   Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute   Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute Photo: Julius Shulman,  Getty Research Institute The custom Gerald McCabe/Pierre Koenig music center cabinet from CSH 21 was up for auction last month at Sotheby's. The estimate was $8-12k and it looks like it passed. In 2005 it sold for $16k.  Gallery SEOMI should scoop it up and put it back in the house. Source: Sotheby's Along with the music center, the sofa and ottoman were all custom-made for the house by Gerald McCabe. While I'm spending Gallery SEOMI's money, the...