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Hollis Sigler 1948–2001

With Guilt Went The Desire To Be Some One Else... Some One Better

1980
Cray-Pas on paper and matboard 24 h × 29⅜ w in (61 × 75 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $4,410
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Titled to lower edge ‘With Guilt Went The Desire To Be Some One Else... Some One Better’.
provenance: Nancy Lurie Gallery, Chicago | Collection of Martin and Enid Packard

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Although I wanted emotions in my art, I was determined to be silent about their cause. I wanted the viewers to have a dialogue with the art, to be able to put themselves in the picture… the works should touch us in our shared emotional space.

Hollis Sigler

The Collection Becomes the Mosaic

Works from the Collection of Martin and Enid Packard

Enid and Martin Packard

When describing their collection to the Calvin College Center Art Gallery for an upcoming publication, Martin Packard reflected, “the collection becomes the mosaic.” The visual diversity invoked by Martin is evident in the works themselves, spanning multiple genres from decorative to fine art, folk art to postmodernism, and everything in between. In their early days, the Grand Rapids-based couple combined their individual perspectives on collecting, with Enid’s trained artist's eye complementing Martin’s art historical interests. As their collection expanded, they honed their focus and learned to “trust their own judgment.” Over the following decades, guided by principle and endless curiosity, Martin and Enid assembled an important collection of works by some of the most influential artists of the 20th century. 

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