One of the chief paintings in a show of 13 of Sage's oils at the Viviano Gallery in November 1958 was called "The Answer Is No." This seems to have reflected Sage's own state of mind. She filed her will in Waterbury in December 1958, and on April 28–29, 1959, a few weeks after she completed a massive catalogue of Tanguy's paintings, she attempted to end her life with an overdose of sleeping pills. A housekeeper found her, however, and she was revived.