Incollect Magazine - Issue 10

Incollect Magazine 57 David Kleinberg This Fifth Avenue apartment for a couple with Persian ancestry introduced David Kleinberg to the work of contemporary Persian artists, which his clients collect along with significant works by modern and contemporary artists from across the globe. Their substantial collection is the soul of the home, and the interior decoration was designed to enhance and highlight the pieces. In the entry hall, artworks by Le Corbusier (left) and Hans Hofmann (right), both from the early 1960s, are installed above consoles by Hervé Van der Straeten. A patinated bronze pendant light is also by Van der Straeten. The artworks on the walls are by contemporary Persian artists Hadieh Shafie (left) and Ali Banisadr (right). Seen through the doorway into the atmospheric dining room with charcoal walls of textured Venetian plaster, a regally imposing sculpture by Spanish artist Manolo Valdés presides over all. Photos: Francesco Lagnese