Colcord on the market

This sweet and nicely appointed traditional by Gerard Colcord at 215 Strada Corta Road in Bel-Air is on the market for $12.95 million.

215 Strada Corta Road, Bel-Air.

Colcord, who lived from 1900 to 1984, was known for his conservative traditionalism and appeals to a small but fervent group of cognoscenti, who value his understated elegance, sense of proportion, and disregard for sensationalism.

Gerard "Gerry" Colcord (center).

This informative 2005 L.A. Times article outlines the major characteristics of Colcord's residential projects. Although at the time of the article there were no monographs on Colcord, one has since appeared: Colcord Home by Bret Parsons.

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The living room.

What more can one ask?

The listing is here.

If I owned it, I would tone done the stark black and white color scheme to off-white and dove gray.