Living Room of William Rubin's New York Apartment, Vogue

The skylit living room of art historian William Rubin's New York apartment. On the left wall, above a low cabinet and a shelf containing the Oxford English Dictionary, is a painting by Hans Hofmann. Next to it, above a curved brown banquette, are paintings by Adolph Gottlieb and Willem de Kooning. A sculpture by Herbert Ferber stands in the back corner. On the partition at the end of the room is a painting by Mark Rothko. On the right wall, from background to foreground, are paintings by Robert Motherwell, Clyfford Still and Jackson Pollock. A silver sculpture by David Smith sits on the table at the center of the room. Opposite the banquette are a chair by Mies van der Rohe and a lounge chair and footstool by Charles and Ray Eames. A large brown rug covers most of the floor.