Her paintings are notable for their expressionistic use of line and color. Ppt alice neel powerpoint presentation free to view. Patricia hill did an excellent job with this, and i. Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition. Download wikipedia for android or ios save your favorite articles to read offline, sync your reading lists across devices and customize your reading experience with the official wikipedia app. Curated by als especially for the venice gallery and including a number. A new chapter of the acclaimed exhibition alice neel, uptown, curated by the pulitzer prize winning critic and author hilton als, is on display at victoria miro venice. Alice neel was one of the great portrait painters of the 20th century. Neel, alabama, an unincorporated community in morgan county, alabama, united states. Alice neel s figurative paintings are intimate explorations of her personal life, oftentimes depicting her family, circle of friends and acquaintances, and a variety of new york locals she met during her life, as the subject matter. A centennial celebration of the work of american portraitist alice neel accompanies a.
Alice neel january 28, 1900 october, 1984 was an american visual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists and strangers. Wikipedia is hosted by the wikimedia foundation, a nonprofit organization that also hosts a range of other projects. Neel was called one of the greatest portrait artists of the 20th century by barry walker, curator of modern. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Her psychological vision as a painter of people has been described as both tender and unforgiving. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. For most of her life, alice neel was barely known she was a figurative artist when abstract expressionism was all the rage, and being a woman didnt help, either.
See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. This groundbreaking book reevaluates the work of alice neel, one of the most renowned american. Alice neel was actually a woman from an ordinary background, but this film pointed out the extraordinary contributions its possible for such women to make. Alice neel was born near philadelphia, pennsylvania in 1900 and died in 1984 in new york. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. The interview took place at independent curators international offices in new york, new york, and was conducted by judith olch richards for the archives of american art, smithsonian. Alice neel prints and multiples 11 for sale at 1stdibs. Alice neel was born on january 28, 1900 in merion square, pennsylvania, usa. Alice neel was born in 1900 in merion square, pennsylvania, and died in 1984 in new york. Alice neel, uptown, the first comprehensive look at neels portraits of people of colour, is an attempt to honour not only what neel saw, but the generosity behind her seeing. Neel painted several snow scenes throughout her career, most of which are unpopulated, suggesting a sense of desolation.
The indomitable artist alice neel is caught on camera working on a canvas in this intimate silent film shot by her son, hartley. Filmmaker andrew neel, alice neels grandson, puts together the pieces of the painters life using intimate oneonone interviews with neels surviving family and personal archival video. Alice neels double portraits, naples museum of art, naples, fl, usa. With a practice spanning the 1920s to the 1980s, neel is widely regarded as one of the foremost american figurative painters of the twentieth century. Alice neel petra gorduren, jeremy lewison, laura vanska, anna.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Alice neel american painter, 19001984 guide to pictures of works by alice neel in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. Join facebook to connect with alice neel and others you may know. The quintessential bohemian, she spent more than half a century, from her early days as a wpa artist living in the heart of the village, through her whitney retrospective in 1974.
Alice neel 19001984 was one of this centurys most powerfully original portraitists. The weird world of alice neel the american painters troubled life fed into her disturbing, exhilarating portraits of family, friends, artists and socialites. Alice neel led an exceptionally interesting life as a single parent and a feminist in a time when the world of art was largely maledominated. Alice neel, one of the great portraitists of the 20th century, made starkly honest paintings of relatives, lovers, friends, and neighbors. Painter of modern life exhibition catalogue extracts of essays appearing in jeremy lewison ed. Alice neel painted many members of new yorks cultural elite and other celebrities, including pop artist andy warhol in 1970 and land artist robert smithson in 1962.
Painting a diverse crosssection of humanity, from communist party leaders to art world personalities to her neighbors in spanish harlem, neel created a. Ethel ashton was created in 1930 by alice neel in expressionism style. In the past decade, interest in her work has grown exponentially, with a series of landmark exhibitions and art historical studies firmly cementing her. Drawn from the artists estate, the presentation includes paintings from all periods of neels career, together with a selection of drawings. Alice neel january 28, 1900 october, 1984 was an american visual artist, who was. Alice neel read more quotes about models submit one or more quotes by alice neel. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art database.
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. Paintings by alice neel, gallery hyundai, seoul, korea cat. Shop original alice neel art and other alice neel art from the worlds best art galleries. In 2010, the museum of fine arts, houston in texas organized a major survey, alice neel. She reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the inner landscape of her varied sitters, among them andy warhol, annie sprinkle, bella abzug, and allen ginsberg. Born in 1800, her distinctive style of figurative portraitureall. Alice neel is best known for her portraits which, with their controlled painterly drama and psychological nuance, are complete and polished formal statements in a. Find more prominent pieces of nude painting nu at best visual art database. Alice neels love of harlem and the neighbors she painted.
Its got a generous amount of paintings and drawings to feast on, and it also includes quite a lot of alices writings and verbatim quotes from interviews. En this service does not allow download watch movies online, only offers information about movies around the world text and poster for tv and internet users. Alice neel documentary film about painter alice neel. A successor to the expressionism of chaim soutine, edward munch, and ernst ludwig kirchner, neel used distorted drawing and invented color to reveal the character beneath each sitters physical appearance. Alice neel was an american painter known for her expressionistic portraits of her friends, family, and lovers. I love you harlem, the american painter alice neel wrote in her diary around the end of world war ii, and really, she loved everything in it. Alice neel was able to be a loving mother as well as an extraordinary artist. Download alice neel liked to say that she was the century and in many ways she was. She died on october, 1984 in new york city, new york, usa. Alice neel january 28, 1900 october, 1984 was an american visual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers. The weird world of alice neel art and design the guardian. Alice neel was one of the great american painters of the twentieth century. Read the artist bio and gain a deeper understanding with mutualarts artist profile. She reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the inner landscape of her varied sitters, among them andy warhol.
She was born into a proper victorian family, and came of age during suffrage. The string of alice neel exhibitions that have taken place. Alice neel is widely recognised as one of the great american painters of the twentieth century. The following articles can be downloaded in pdf format for personal and research use only. Portrait painter alice neel 19001984 was a selfdescribed collector of souls who recorded her sitters on canvas through six decades of the. Oral history interview with guerrilla girls alice neel and. A painter of people, landscape and still life, neel was never fashionable or in step with avantgarde movements. Its a privilege, you know, to paint and it takes up a lot of time and it means theres a lot of things you dont do. These spontaneous and dynamic works provide insight into her environments, exterior and interior. Born in 1900, alice neel worked as a figurative painter during the decades of wpa realism, postwar abstract expressionism, and 1970s minimalism. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. Hier kaufen oder eine gratis kindle leseapp herunterladen. This article examines five portraits by the american artist alice neel painted between 1970 and 1980, exploring the role of women in society and revealing inner feelings and insecurities, and what it was like to live in a particular place and time nyc in the 70s. She was an actress, known for the feature 2008, pull my daisy 1959 and chasing the dragon 1987.
The following oral history transcript is the result of a digitally recorded interview with guerrilla girls alice neel and gertrude stein on december 1, 2007. Alice neel looks at the family, norton museum of art, palm beach, miami, fl, usa, travelled to. Xavier hufkens is delighted to present the gallerys first exhibition dedicated to the work of alice neel 19001984. The new yorkbased painter, who died in 1984, lived uptown most of her life, but many of her most famous subjects hailed from downtown coteries. Neel must have been hip to get andy warhol to relax his guard for her wellknown shirtless portrait of him. All it takes is the ability to recognize that no one can define you. Of all the books with alice neel and her work as the subject, this is the best. Any one seeking to reproduce them should seek permission. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. Shop original alice neel prints and multiples from the worlds best art galleries. Neel disliked being called a portraitist, but rather labeled herself as a collector of souls. Episode transcripts are provided to make this podcast accessible to a wider audience. Alice neel forthcoming, in stock, and outofprint title information on museum exhibition catalogs, art monographs, and international books from the artbook like her paintings, alice neels watercolors and drawings, now showing at david zwirner, wobble and tilt out of proportion, only more so. By the time alice neel died last october at the age of 84, she was recognized as one of americas foremost contemporary portrait painters or painters of people, as she preferred to say.
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