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Alice Neel Olivia and Joe , 1983 Oil on canvas, 32 × 45⅞ in. Private collection
Neel portrayed a remarkable range of sitters in her work, from the anonymous stranger to the celebrity. Friends and family are frequent subjects: here, her granddaughter Olivia sits on the lap of her young lover. The trust between artist and sitters is evident in the ease of their pose and expression. The painting functions as a window onto an intimate, private world, representative of Neel’s ability to capture the multidimensional psyche of an individual. —HJ
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