halloween 2007

i read today in the new york times about the kaufman house by richard neutra in palm springs, built in 1946. the current owners have not only put it on the market, they're auctioning it at christie's. the idea is that this house, a landmark of steel and stone, is a piece of art, not merely a residence. not the first home to be auctioned, there was the 1951 mies van der rohe Farnsworth house and another 1951 house in africa by jean prouve sold by sotheby's and christie's.