Her sister was psychiatrist Muriel Gardiner who was married to the Austrian politician Joseph Buttinger.
[1] As a pediatrician, Bakwin authored many articles relevant to children, often with his wife.
[3] Together with his wife, he wrote the widely regarded medical text, Clinical Management of Behavior Disorders in Children.
Including works by Van Gogh, Matisse, Cézanne, Gauguin, Modigliani, and Picasso, the collection was assembled during summer vacations take in Europe, and was displayed at the Bakwins' Manhattan town house.
[6] Van Gogh's painting, Madame Ginoux, one of six such studies and the version which the artist gave to his brother Theo, was sold at auction in 2006 at Christie's, New York, for more than $40 million (USD).