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    Roy Lichtenstein’s Longtime Home in the Hamptons Pops Up for Sale at $20 Million

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    Roy Lichtenstein’s paintings are some of the most expensive pieces of pop art out there, commanding seven, eight, and nine-figure sums on the auction block. Now you can own the late icon’s former home too for a cool $20 million. 

    The acclaimed artist’s shingle-style Southampton retreat has recently hit the market, nearly three decades after his death at the age of 73. Lichtenstein’s wife Dorothy remained at the property in the years since but passed away in July, which is why it’s now up for sale. Per the listing, the couple bought the historic carriage house in 1970, which was once part of the Meadow Beach estate, which sprawled over about 10 acres and was owned by financier Henry M. Day. Originally built in 1897, the Gin Lane mansion now sits on just shy of two acres that’s just a short stroll to the beach.

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    Walls of windows overlook the surrounding gardens.

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    “We came for several summers, and one fall just didn’t leave,” Lichtenstein once said of the property, according to Curbed. During the painter’s time here, he made several modifications, including expanding the home’s footprint. Today, the charming abode features five bedrooms and six full bathrooms across its 5,825 square feet. 

    Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves line the fireside library.

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    Surrounded by mature cypress, umbrella pine, and cryptomeria trees, the three-floor residence is tucked behind an entry gate. The spread is chock full of windows and glass doors that spill onto tons of terraces, decks, and balconies to create a relaxed indoor-outdoor experience. Even better, the deed includes a private path down to the beach.

    “Many of these outdoor spaces offer ocean views, while all provide the chance to enjoy the sound of the surf and the fresh sea breeze,” notes the listing, which is being held by Harald Grant and Bruce Grant of Sotheby’s International Realty—Southampton Brokerage. 

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    The primary suite features French doors and a private terrace.

    Richard Taverna for Sotheby’s International Realty

    Internally, the abode has held onto a lot of its original character. You’ll find a plethora of period architectural elements like wainscotting, built-in bookshelves, and millwork. Elsewhere, the pad is kitted out with French doors, a stately library with a fireplace, and a sun-filled dining room. There’s also a spacious and updated chef’s kitchen with stone tile floors, and a primary bedroom with an ensuite bath and private terrace.  

    Another home the Lichtensteins owned in Southampton sold earlier this year in April for $3.4 million, $1 million less than its asking price. Located at 65 Wooley Street, the couple purchased the house alongside artist Paul Waldman and his wife Diane, the former Guggenheim Museum deputy director. 

    Click here to see more photos of Roy Lichtenstein’s Hamptons home. 

    Geir Magnusson for Sotheby’s International Realty

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    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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      Billionaire Steve Schwarzman Is Turning One of His Mansions Into a Private Museum

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      Billionaire Steve Schwarzman is unlocking the ornate, wrought-iron gates to his Neoclassical mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.

      The Blackstone CEO, who currently ranks as the 30th richest man in the world with an estimated net worth of $43.9 billion, says he and his wife plan to open Miramar estate to the public following their deaths. “Christine and I intend to set Miramar up as a private museum at the time of our deaths for the benefit of the public in perpetuity,” he told Town & Country. “We are honored to have been able to do this for the community and contribute to Newport’s historic preservation.”

      Located on tony Bellevue Avenue, Miramar represents all the glitz and glamor of the Gilded Age. Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer originally designed the extravagant abode for streetcar magnate George Dunton Widener and his wife, Eleanor in the early 1990s. George sadly died aboard RMS Titanic in 1912, before the home was completed in 1915. Eleanor later moved into Miramar with her second husband Alexander Hamilton Rice, Jr., and the couple lived there till the 1950s. The storied property changed hands a few times before former Goldman Sachs banker David B. Ford snapped it up for a record $17.15 million in 2006.

      A view of the Miramar mansion in 1917.

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      The Schwarzmans bought Miramar for $27 million in September 2021 in a deal brokered by Gustave White Sotheby’s agent David Huberman. The couple then treated the century-old pad to a meticulous, three-year renovation to restore it to its former glory. They have carefully curated period-correct art, such as paintings and portraits by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, John Singer Sargent, Vigée Le Brun, and Peter Lely. They have also sourced the finest antique furniture and decor. “In the great tradition of the Gilded Age of Newport and the Gilded Age of New York, they are really taking this seriously and trying to get the very best objects they can find to make this house sing,” Ian Wardropper, director of the Frick Collection in New York, told the magazine.

      An interior view of Miramar mansion in 1917.

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      Miramar and the rarities within will eventually be on show for all to appreciate. The museum, one of Schwarzman’s many philanthropic endeavors, will be run by a private foundation, with an endowment covering operation and upkeep costs.

      An interior view of Miramar mansion in 1917.

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      Miramar isn’t the only historic Newport mansion open to the public—Marble House and the Breakers also offer tours—but the city sounds as if it is ready to welcome another landmark. “Steve and Christine clearly have a love of preservation and that is a trait the people in this community share,” Trudy Coxe, CEO of the Preservation Society of Newport County, told Town & Country. “They know the value of our history and have amassed a remarkable, culturally significant collection. What is even more impressive is that the collection is housed at Miramar, an exceptional example of architecture that could be a museum in its own right.”

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      Rachel Cormack is a digital editor at Robb Report. She cut her teeth writing for HuffPost, Concrete Playground, and several other online publications in Australia, before moving to New York at the…

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