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July/August 2017 - Houston

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Left: In the family room, 1950s vintage sofa from Hollywood at Home, L.A. Round Swedish table from Svenska Möbler, L.A. Pair of vintage T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings chairs from Antiques du Monde, San Francisco. Sebastian Herkner's green Bell side table from Avenue Road, Toronto. Christian Liaigre chaise from George Cameron Nash. Vintage William Haines table from Dragonette Limited, L.A. Vintage James Mont stools from Rago auction. Thomas Eggerer's The Connoisseur, 2012. Top: Magnus Plessen's Frau Mann Stuhl, 2010. Above: Kiki Smith's Blue Girl, 2003. At left, Charles Ray's Untitled, 1973. art advisor Allan Schwartzman has consulted with the couple for 15 years to build a diverse group of works that continues to evolve. "We've never had a plan or wish-list, we've just bought art that speaks to us intellectually and emotionally," Sharon says. "But a comment I hear from other collectors who come to our home is that we have a very international collection." Said visitors are right, as the Youngs' collection includes works by Belgian, German, Italian, American, and Japanese artists. One of the most arresting works is an early acquisition by Giuseppe Penone, an artist from the Arte Povera movement whose massive 69

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