Artist Alice Baber (1928–1982) had lived in both New York City and Paris during the 1960s, while she was married to the artist Paul Jenkins. Baber’s work encompassed color-filled, lyrical abstract paintings—oils and watercolors as well as prints. Later she lectured and traveled widely and became involved in feminist causes. Baber and Elaine were both close to Ibram and Ernestine Lassaw in East Hampton, and Baber had a home in nearby Sag Harbor. She died of cancer in October of 1982, and Elaine made the painting in December of that year from memory. It is a softly dramatic, direct, almost ethereal image.
La artista Alice Baber (1928–1982) vivió en Nueva York y París durante la década de 1960, mientras estuvo casada con el artista Paul Jenkins. Hacía coloridos óleos, acuarelas y grabados en la vertiente de la abstracción lírica. Más tarde se dedicó a dictar conferencias y a viajar extensamente, involucrándose en la causa feminista. Baber y Elaine eran amigas íntimas de Ibram y Ernestine Lassaw en East Hampton, y Baber tenía una casa en la cercana área de Sag Harbor. Murió de cáncer en octubre de 1982 y en diciembre Elaine hizo esta pintura de memoria. Es una imagen directa, de suave dramatismo, casi etérea.
