8 Famous Artist Homes and Studios You Can Visit

As the premier landscape artist of his time, Frederic Edwin Church had an intimate understanding of the natural world. It makes sense that the estate he created in the Hudson River Valley would reflect this. Olana features a beautiful Persian-inspired home, filled with treasures from abroad, on 250 acres over-looking the Hudson River.

The Pollock-Krasner home and studio in East Hampton, New York, offers the rare opportunity to experience the homelife of two of modern art’s greatest voices. Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock shaped Abstract Expressionism, and you can visit the room where it all happened. The floor of their studio is a work of art on its own, the spills and detritus left behind by Pollock’s dripped paintings creating a work in and of itself.

The Florida retirement home of sculptor Albin Polasek is a testament to the man’s varied and fruitful career. Born in Czechoslovakia, the figural sculptor created numerous public monuments and was the head of the sculpture department at the Art Institute of Chicago. His lakeside home in Winter Park features extensive gardens that showcase his work.

Daniel Chester French is best known for his monumental and iconic sculpture of the seated, contemplative Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. French created hundred of monuments nationwide, many of them at his rural retreat in the Berkshires, Chesterwood, which is filled with maquettes of some of his most important works, like Andromeda and Abraham Lincoln.

Sculptor Chaim Gross’ Manhattan home and studio was beautifully designed by the artist to showcase his work. The sculptor and his wife, Renee, were an essential part of the New York art world for much of the twentieth century. Their home, which now includes a rotating gallery space, features their incredible personal collection, with works from the greatest artists of their day.

One of the Gilded Age’s most sought-after sculptors, Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ monuments still grace parks and squares across the country. His Beaux-Arts style infused modernity with elegance and grace, qualities embodied in his Cornish, New Hampshire estate. A retreat from city life, the natural tranquility of the home and gardens is enhanced by the artist’s sublime sculptures.

The Prouts Neck, Maine home of Winslow Homer looks like it stepped out of one of the artist’s own paintings. A short ride from Portland, the rocky coastal landscape and simple lifestyle he enjoyed here directly shaped the artist’s work, making the home a unique opportunity to visit inside the mind and works of the great American artist.