Artist.
Humanist.
Individualist.
Alice Neel was one of the great American painters of the twentieth century and a pioneer among women artists. A painter of people, landscape and still life, Neel was never fashionable or in step with avant-garde movements. Sympathetic to the expressionists of Europe and Scandinavia and to the darker arts of Spanish painting, Alice Neel's style and approach was distinctively her own.
Neel’s entire life and work was infused with an interest in all humanity.
Neel was always ahead of society’s acceptance: whether the plight of labourers, the poor, women’s freedom from stereotypes, their equality of eroticism and intelligence, gender discrimination including gay rights, and racism against blacks and immigrants.
Galleries
Connect with established galleries representing Alice Neel's estate, offering authentic works and expertise for collectors and institutions.
Film
Filmmaker Andrew Neel, Alice Neel’s grandson, puts together the pieces of the painter's life using intimate one-on-one interviews with Neel’s surviving family and personal archival video. The documentary explores the artist’s tumultuous biography and the legacy of Alice Neel’s determination to paint her era.
Press
Alice Neel has received glowing praise in the press. Here’s a selection of reviews.