Beloved by the artists and institutions they support, Sherry and Joel Mallin have, over the last three decades of their joint collecting careers, assembled a collection that is unique in breadth, vast in scope, and distinctly personal. Though their collection spans all media, at its heart is a remarkable group of sculptures from their legendary Buckhorn Sculpture Park in Pound Ridge – a ‘Park’ that was never really intended as such but that quickly became - by popular demand – a must-see destination for visitors from far and wide.

Beloved by the artists and institutions they support, Sherry and Joel Mallin have assembled a collection that is unique in breadth, vast in scope, and distinctly personal.

A Tour of Buckhorn

Anchored by public art installations by Sol LeWitt and Carl Andre, Part I of Sculpture from the Mallin Collection features key highlights by the founders of the Minimalism movement.

Anchored by public art installations by Sol LeWitt and Carl Andre, this sale features key highlights by the founders of the Minimalism movement.

Minimalist Masterpieces

Scattered across Buckhorn, the immersive and interactive installations by the likes of Dan Graham and Alicja Kwade exist at the intersection of art, nature, and architectural environment, creating new experiences of sensory perception itself.

Immersive and interactive installations exist at the intersection of art, nature, and architectural environment.

Art as Architecture, Perception as Philosophy

Between César’s monumental bronze replica of his own thumb and Kiki Smith’s iconoclastic and corporeal replica of the Virgin Mary, these highlights of Sculpture from the Mallin Collection reflect new postmodern ways to understand and rethink the human body.

Between César’s monumental bronze replica of his own thumb and Kiki Smith’s iconoclastic and anatomical replica of the Virgin Mary, these highlights trace postmodern ways of understanding of the human body.

Body and Soul

The artistic and archaeological tradition of constructing monuments is one that spans human history, and the artists at Buckhorn have valiantly erected new monuments to commemorate – or critique – important facets of our globalized modern culture.

The artists at Buckhorn have valiantly erected new monuments to commemorate – or critique – important facets of our globalized modern culture.

Monuments to Now

New York

Head of Sale | Vice President, Contemporary Art

Lucius Elliott

Associate Specialist, Contemporary Art 

Carly Gamson

Digital Cataloguer, Contemporary Art

Researcher, Contemporary Art

Isabel Benak

Associate Cataloguer, Contemporary Art

Serena Hildebrandt

Pre-Sale Coordinator, Contemporary Art

Jackie Dishner

Meet our Specialists

A Life in Art: Sculpture from the Mallin Collection Part II Online Auction: 10–23 February 2023 • 10:00 AM EST •&nbsp;New York

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Following a debut in the London and New York Contemporary Evening Sales last year, the beloved Collection of Joel and Sherry Mallin returns to Sotheby’s in two dedicated single-owner sales of sculptures that will occur live and online. Part I of this sale embodies the heart of Joel and Sherry Mallins’ unique outdoor sculpture collection and emerges from their legendary Buckhorn Sculpture Park that they have built over a lifetime of collecting in Pound Ridge, New York. From iconic and internationally recognized sculptures such as César’s&nbsp;Le Pouce to site-specific monuments like Anne and Patrick Poirier’s Fall of the Gods, Part I of Sculpture from the Mallin Collection provides a glimpse into the remarkably immersive experience that has defined their lush Buckhorn abode.