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Eva Sikorski
Mother and Child

c.1970

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This artwork "Mother and Child" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by German/American artist Eva Sikorski, 1917-1990. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 30 x 24 inches, framed size is 36 x 30 inches. Framed in a wooden gold frame. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: As a young girl in Germany, Ms. Sikorski first came in contact with the impressionist school of painting through visits to the many museums and galleries in Berlin. In her teens, she was accepted to the Kunst Academy in Berlin, where she began her formal training in painting and sculpture. Soon after graduating from the Academy, Ms. Sikorski left Europe and came to the San Francisco Bay Area. She enrolled at Mills College and worked under guest instructor Max Beckman. She taught portraiture and life drawing at the San Francisco Academy of Art from 1958 to 1965. Though she found teaching a rewarding experience, Sikorski concentrated on her portraiture, figurative and landscape painting in the following years. The work of Eva Sikorski is held in private and public collections, including the DeYoung Museum, San Francisco and The Oakland Museum, Okland
  • Creator:
    Eva Sikorski (1917 - 1990)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1970
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1.35 in (3.43 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: sik/mot/chi/011stDibs: LU666313508042

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