The price has been lowered on Elaine de Kooning’s former studio in East Hampton. The 1.2-acre property went on the market early last year for $2 million. The asking price is now $1.6 million. The home has been used by a succession of creative types including de Kooning, abstract expressionist and scrap-metal sculptor John Chamberlain, and the current owner, abstract artist Richmond Burton.
The 2,500-square-foot studio is located in the Northwest Woods, has 20-foot ceilings and an additional 2,900 square feet of living quarters. It is listed with Josiane Fleming and Robin Kaplan of Prudential Douglas Elliman.
De Kooning was married to abstract expressionist icon Willem de Kooning in 1943. The couple separated in 1957 but never divorced. Elaine moved into this home in the late 1970s and designed and added the studio. Her husband maintained a separate residence in nearby Springs.
Elaine, who died in 1989 (Willem died in 1997), was known for her portraits, including a commissioned painting of President John F. Kennedy, and her "Bacchus" paintings, which Kaplan says were created in the studio.