Villa Jasper: He Sold The House in St Martin

the patio and pool of a hilltop villa in st martin is enclosed by trees along the right edge. on the left, a tile roof held by thick, round columns shades a teak seating arrangement on the terra cotta tile patio. through it to the left, past a row of blue upholstered lounge chairs facing the rectangular pool, another deep veranda with tile roof leads inside a white stucco house and immediately through to a distant view of blue water, shore activity, and green mountain. the sky is bright blue with clouds. at the lower front edge, the corner of a similarly rectangular lily pond is surrounded by low shrubs. villa jasper used to be jasper johns' house in st martin, where he'd spend almost every winter since 1980 working. it's now a luxury rental property, part of the st martin blue luxury villa collection.
Oh sprawling farm in Sharon, we’re really in it now: the pool and patio at Jasper Johns’ old place in St Martin. I do not think the flamingo conveyed.

Speaking of artists retreating to remote beaches, it turns out Jasper Johns, 94, sold his hilltop house and studio in St Martin early in the pandemic.

Johns began visiting St. Martin in 1968, two years after a fire destroyed his home and studio in Edisto, South Carolina. He bought a house in 1972, which he had nazi architect Philip Johnson renovate in 1980.

From Sotheby’s International Realty: “While major upgrades have been made to the property’s comfort and amenities, much care and attention was taken to ensure that Philip Johnson’s distinct minimalism and purity of line was preserved and that the soul of Jasper John’s [sic] house remain palpable.”

It is now called Villa Jasper, and is available for rent as part of the St. Martin Blue Luxury Villa Collection. If the flamingo in the pool is not new, we’ll have to significantly update our understanding of Johns’ home vibe.