Inside Artist Keith Sonnier's Bridgehampton Farmhouse
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1/13Photographs by Peter MurdockThe double-height informal dining area, which Sonnier also uses as a workspace, is big enough to hold a banana plant and an Australian tree fern. His Ballroom Chandelier is mounted above cabinets that display pottery and African masks. The table is maple and the rug is Moroccan.Photographs by Peter MurdockThe double-height informal dining area, which Sonnier also uses as a workspace, is big enough to hold a banana plant and an Australian tree fern. His Ballroom Chandelier is mounted above cabinets that display pottery and African masks. The table is maple and the rug is Moroccan.
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2/13Photographs by Peter MurdockIn his new Bridgehampton studio, Keith Sonnier stands next to his Expanded Willow Blatt, a neon sculpture from 2000.Photographs by Peter MurdockIn his new Bridgehampton studio, Keith Sonnier stands next to his Expanded Willow Blatt, a neon sculpture from 2000.
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3/13Photographs by Peter MurdockA mammoth tulip tree towers above Sonnier’s home, which comprises a late-19th-century Victorian farmhouse and a modern addition completed earlier this year.Photographs by Peter MurdockA mammoth tulip tree towers above Sonnier’s home, which comprises a late-19th-century Victorian farmhouse and a modern addition completed earlier this year.
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4/13Photographs by Peter MurdockThe entry features an African stool and a rug based on a Sonnier design.
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5/13Photographs by Peter MurdockThe artist’s Bodo Junction Series I is illuminated on the dining room wall.Photographs by Peter MurdockThe artist’s Bodo Junction Series I is illuminated on the dining room wall.
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6/13Photographs by Peter MurdockSonnier made the mask above the mantel from plastic detergent dispensers.Photographs by Peter MurdockSonnier made the mask above the mantel from plastic detergent dispensers.
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7/13Photographs by Peter MurdockHis Enzo II hangs in a guest bedroom.
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8/13Photographs by Peter MurdockThe living room, located in the older part of Sonnier’s home, is furnished with Le Corbusier seating and a wooden African bed that functions as a coffee table.Photographs by Peter MurdockThe living room, located in the older part of Sonnier’s home, is furnished with Le Corbusier seating and a wooden African bed that functions as a coffee table.
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9/13Photographs by Peter MurdockIn Sonnier’s bedroom, situated in the new addition, a brightly colored canvas by Harriet Korman adds sharp contrast to a humble cotton quilt woven by his grandmother.Photographs by Peter MurdockIn Sonnier’s bedroom, situated in the new addition, a brightly colored canvas by Harriet Korman adds sharp contrast to a humble cotton quilt woven by his grandmother.
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10/13Photographs by Peter MurdockAn abstract patchwork rug, based on one of Sonnier’s drawings, anchors the library/office, where a John Torreano sculpture is affixed to the wall.Photographs by Peter MurdockAn abstract patchwork rug, based on one of Sonnier’s drawings, anchors the library/office, where a John Torreano sculpture is affixed to the wall.
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11/13Photographs by Peter MurdockSonnier’s new studio, located at the back of his property, features 25-foot ceilings and a garage door large enough to accommodate overscale artwork.Photographs by Peter MurdockSonnier’s new studio, located at the back of his property, features 25-foot ceilings and a garage door large enough to accommodate overscale artwork.
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12/13Photographs by Peter MurdockThe artist’s 1978 Fa-Sel.
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13/13Photographs by Peter MurdockThe artist’s 2015 Ebo River II.
This article appears in the July-1 2016 issue of HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens).
