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Living With Minimalism for Dummies

Ahead of the $30 million Henry S. McNeil Jr. collection sale of exceptional minimalist art, Christie’s devised a clever method for showcasing what it might feel like to live with provocatively pared-down work. The question is whether buyers can see it in their homes, too.

Christie's Collection of Henry S. McNeil, Jr.
There one finds a spacious and surprisingly livable room, where the Judd stack rises to the ceiling in the vicinity of major works by Andre, Flavin, and LeWitt. Photo: Max Touhey/Courtesy of Christie's
Marion Maneker
March 27, 2026

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This week, Christie’s announced it will sell what is perhaps the most important collection of minimalist art to appear at auction since 2006, when the Judd Foundation sold 35 sculptures to raise $20 million. The Henry S. McNeil Jr. collection will be sold in an evening sale in New York this May, featuring 12 lots from artists like Sol LeWitt, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, and Donald Judd, plus additional work in design and day sales. The whole collection has a combined presale estimate of $30 million, and includes seminal works like a copper Judd stack lined with red Plexiglas, estimated at $10 million, and Flavin’s first fluorescent-light work, which is estimated at $1.5 million.