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obyn Siegel grew up surrounded by art. She followed (and partners with) her mother Cindy Schwartz as an art advisor. Both mother and daughter’s family homes feature museum-worthy collections teeming with the work of significant modern and emerging artists. Robyn has fond memories of going to the Dallas Museum of Art with her docent mother, and admiring the art at NorthPark Center. She has an emotional attachment to her paintings admired much like her pets. In fact, many of the paintings in the collection feature animals—cats, dogs, chickens, bulls, and plentiful birds— in conceptual and abstract ways. When asked what her favorite painting is, she responded, “That’s like asking which is my favorite dog.” The Siegels have three lap-loving small dogs. Rather than opting for a modern home to house their growing art collection and family (a baby girl has just arrived), Robyn and husband Michael Siegel fell in love with a classic home built in 1925. The stately Georgian, by architect Bertram Hill, sits high on a lot in East Dallas commanding attention on the corner. It is an unlikely, yet perfect, spot for an important, growing, modern art collection—the natural light and large walls lend themselves to oversized paintings within their collection. Michael didn’t grow up in an art house as Robyn did, but has become an eager partner in the appreciation and acquisition. Canada Gallery in New York is among their favorite galleries as is James Cope’s And Now. Says Michael, “There is a timelessness
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This page, top: Katherine Bernhardt, Cheeseburger Deluxe, 2016, lithographic print on Somerset 300 gsm Velvet, 28 x 38.5 in.; Ragna Bley, Two Chord Wake, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 98 x 47.5 in.; Scott + Cooner’s Casa Milano sofa with gray geometric pillows from David Sutherland, Forty Five Ten pillows in lime and a Holly Hunt throw; Saarinen coffee table; Irma Objects porcelain vase on Sutton stool, both from Made Goods; vintage ottomans in blue leather from Robyn’s grandmother. Below: Shio Kusaka, (dinosaur 10), 2014, porcelain, 8.25 x 5.75 x 5.75 in.; Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Horse #1, ceramic and glaze, 6 x 4 x 8.5 in. Opposite, above: Sayre Gomez, Untitled Painting in Cerulean, 2014, acrylic on canvas over panel, 40 x 30 in.; Mernet Larsen, Flat Tire, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 43 in.; brass and glass table with white marble Darcie Bowl from Made Goods; Becco chairs by Omar De Biaggio from Design Within Reach; Aubrie bags from Made Goods. Below: Original Rookwood Pottery-tiled garden room where the Siegels enjoy family time.