Grace Hartigan USA, 1922-2008
Biography
Hartigan emerged at a time when Abstract Expressionism was deeply male-dominated, yet earned her place as the only woman featured in MoMA’s landmark 1956 Twelve Americans exhibition.
Grace Hartigan’s connection to Mexico began in 1949 when she spent a year in San Miguel de Allende, living and painting with artist Harry Jackson. That period deeply shaped her aesthetic direction, introducing motifs of folklore and surreal imagery drawn from Mexican culture. One early work from this time, Secuda Esa Bruja (The Witch Is Flying), blends elements reminiscent of Surrealism and myth-inspired painting. It was after returning from Mexico that she fully immersed herself in New York’s avant-garde circle and developed the bold visual language that would define her career.
Works
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Sunbathers, 1966 -
West Hampton, 1960
