A Tango Against Time
Date1983
Hollis Sigler’s psychologically intense paintings stem from her battles with breast cancer. She described her work as a kind of diary, translating her desires and fears into graphically drawn and vibrantly colored scenes. In the evocatively titled A Tango Against Time, a woman dances in silhouette while the world around her—even the swimming pools—are engulfed in flames.
Object number84.142
Provenance[Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, New York]
Photo CreditPhoto: Mark Woods
Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 1983.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, States of War: New European and American Paintings, Apr. 18 - June 23, 1985. Text by Bruce Guenther. No cat. no., reproduced p. 63.Credit LineMary Arrington Small Estate Acquisition Fund
Dimensions47 7/8 × 59 3/4 in. (121.6 × 151.8cm)
MediumOil on canvas