A Tango Against Time

Date1983

Maker Hollis Sigler American, 1948-2001

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