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Alice Neel

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1900-1984

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  1. Man in a Harness by Alice Neel, Image 1.

    Alice Neel

    Man in a Harness, 1980

    Lithograph in colors on Arches paper

    36.25 x 27.5 in (92.08 x 69.85 cm)

  2. Portrait of John Rothschild by Alice Neel, Image 2.

    Alice Neel

    Portrait of John Rothschild, 1980

    Lithograph in colors on Arches paper

    27.5 x 21.75 in (69.85 x 55.25 cm)

  3. The Family by Alice Neel, Image 2.

    Alice Neel

    The Family, 1982

    Lithograph in colors on Arches paper

    31.5 x 27 in (80.01 x 68.58 cm)

  4. Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia) by Alice Neel, Image 2.

    Alice Neel

    Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia), 1982

    Lithograph in colors on Arches paper

    31 x 28 in (78.74 x 71.12 cm)

  5. The Youth by Alice Neel, Image 2.

    Alice Neel

    The Youth, 1982

    Lithograph in colors on Arches paper

    38 x 25 in (96.52 x 63.5 cm)

Alice Neel was an American painter known for her Expressionistic portraits of her friends, family, and lovers. Her dynamic use of color and line captured the interior emotional life of her sitters, lending a psychological weight to her subject matter rather than just a likeness of the model. “Whether I'm painting or not, I have this overwhelming interest in humanity,” she explained. “Even if I'm not working, I'm still analyzing people.” Born on January 28, 1900 in Merion Square, PA, she was brought up in a strict middle class family. They did not support her decision to become an artist. Nevertheless, Neel went on to study at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1921. Losing her infant daughter to disease following her move from Cuba to New York with her husband traumatically altered her life and outlook, setting the precedent for her work’s latent focus on motherhood, loss, and anxiety. She died on October 13, 1984 in New York, NY. Neel’s works are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, among many others.