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"Property From The Collection Of Dorothy Hirshon" 1998 Sotheby's New York (SOLD)

[148] pp.

w/ 493 lots

Sotheby's New York

1998

10 3/4" x 8 1/4"

w/ prices realized sheets laid-in

Fine

(Furniture, Silver, Porcelain, Majolica, Paintings, Tribal Art, Chinese Export and Accessories) New York 9/26/98

Dorothy Hart Hirshon (1909-1998) was a glamorous figure in New York society from the 1920's through the 40's.

She was sketched by Matisse, photographed by Cecil Beaton and Horst, listed as one of the world's best-dressed women and featured in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She decorated Kiluna Farm, their 85-acre estate in Manhasset, with a saltwater pool and an indoor tennis court, lining the walls with their growing collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. Twenty-two servants looked after the house, gardens and greenhouse.