Aaron Shikler

(American, 1922-2015)

Reading (The Artist's Wife), 1960

pastel on paper

signed with initials AAS and dated (lower left)

9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches.

The Collection of Philip and Judith Sieg, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Provenance:

The Artist

Davis Galleries, New York, 1960

Private Collection

Thence by descent, until 2004

Davis & Langdale, New York

Acquired from the above by the present owners, 2004

Framed: 16 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches.

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Before his role at Zwirner, Cator held a number of curatorial research positions, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art where he worked under Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture Barbara Haskell, as well as at the Museum of Modern Art under Roxana Marcoci, the David Dechman Senior Curator of Photography.
Cator holds a bachelor’s degree in Art History and Political Science from Santa Clara University. He also pursued graduate studies in Art History at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, with a concentration on social documentary and contemporary photography.

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Canvas & Clay: The Collection of Judith and Philip Sieg, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Reading (The Artist's Wife), 1960

Canvas & Clay: The Collection of Judith and Philip Sieg, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Reading (The Artist's Wife), 1960

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