Elie Hirschfeld’s Collection at Home

Before their renowned art collection moves to it’s new home at the New-York Historical Society — with an exhibition opening happening October 22 — Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld offered a preview of the works in their Manhattan apartment overlooking the Met.

The New Yorker notes how the collection’s architectural elements correlate to Elie Hirschfeld’s real estate legacy. There’s a drawing of the Trump Tower by Andy Warhol that includes an undisclosed story, according to Elie. He did speak of a current project at One Union Square, where he had lunch with Andy Warhol thirty years ago. The Marc Chagall was painted from Elie’s own apartment, when it was the Stanhope Hotel in 1958. There’s a Christo sketch of Madison Square Garden, and a painting by Thomas Hart Benton of Washington Square Park — the first piece in the Elie Hirschfeld art collection. Seventh Avenue, Hotel Pennsylvania, Greeley Square, the subway, the Brooklyn Bridge, and countless other places are all represented — tributes to Elie’s life in New York City, as well as the lives of so many others.

“These figures building New York, that excitement about the future…” Elie describes a skyscraper construction scene by Reginald Marsh. His love and passion for New York City is evident throughout the entire collection.