Artist Jasper Johns' Home/Studio Back On The Market With Price Hike

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — The former Lower Hudson Valley home and studio of Jasper Johns, the renowned American artist, sculptor and printmaker, is back on the market with Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty with a new price of $750,000.

Located in the town of Stony Point, the home previously listed for $600,000 but the purchaser was unable to close, according to Richard Ellis, owner of Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty, who said the new price "reflects the tremendous demand for the home following its brief time on the market."

Johns, who lived in the home in the 1970s and 80s and turned 93 this year, is considered one of America’s greatest living artists. He came onto the scene in the 1950s and became one of the leading forces in pop art. "The distinct style, and the simplicity behind it, eventually captured the interest of museum goers," according to his website. His iconic artwork sells for millions and hangs in museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The home is co-listed by Jacob P. Matthews and Jody Atkinson of Nyack-based Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty, who described the listing as a “rare opportunity to own a piece of history, a home of exceptional provenance, beautifully sited and well balanced with antique, rustic and contemporary architectural features. It’s a work of art, in and of itself.”

The rustic, 1930s retreat at 160 W. Main St. is perched on a slope overlooking a brook on nearly 1.3 wooded acres. The original portion of the house is a converted barn with preserved hand-hewn beams, barn board walls, wide plank floors and handmade tile floors, they said.

The main residence features a two-floor, two-bedroom home and Johns’ former studio, with roll-up, windowed doors. There is a separate efficiency studio apartment with bathroom and kitchenette adjacent to a detached, wooden garage where Johns also may have worked. The artist expanded the main home with four floor-to-ceiling glass garage-doors, two of which open the space to the elements, giving the effect of being in a treehouse while flooding the interior with sunlight.

Other features include a wooden deck and gravel terrace with fire pit. Stone walls and terraced gardens enhance the privacy of this secluded retreat.

Most recently, they said, the home was owned by the late William Tucker, a prolific, veteran journalist and author whose work has appeared in Harper’s, The Atlantic, The American Spectator, The New Republic, Reader’s Digest and other publications. He also was a regular columnist for the New York Post. He lived in Stony Point with his wife, who continued to live in the home.

Stony Point is 30 miles from the George Washington Bridge and less than 10 minutes to Harriman State Park and the Lower Hudson River Valley’s coveted lifestyle and amenities.