still protected by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation) to maintain the island’s natural state as best he could, and made the permanent move fromNew York in 1970. Working out of a small beachfront studio on Laika Lane, protégé and partner Darryl Pottorf one day noted to Rauschenberg that if he wanted a beachfront home that was truly a place to live and not just a place to work, he’d better build it fast before zoning regulations would change, moving his property hundreds of feet further from the beach. The result of that suggestion is Rauschenberg’s incredible three-story home on the beach at the north end of Captiva Island. Designed by Pottorf to satisfy Rauschenberg’s loves of life — cooking, entertaining, hosting and creating — the home stands today as a
few-of-a-kind-in-the-world: a place where life imitated art, and art imitated life, in a brilliantly minimalistic masterpiece of architecture, art and lifestyle. In the end, Bob Rauschenberg is no different than any other of the thousands of residents and visitors who’ve fallen in love with our islands, and wanted to make them home for the rest of their lives. In the end, this world-acclaimed artist embraced the vibe of Southwest Florida like the rest of us who love life a little slower, a little more casual and with sand between our toes. This issue, COASTE departs from our traditional Artist in Residence feature to give you an exclusive, behind the scenes look at a world-renowned artist and his world-class residence on Captiva — now available for purchase via Karen Bell and the Bell Team for $6,995,000.
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