Alice Neel was an American visual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. 

 

Current Collection held at:

 

Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Art Institute, Chicago

National Gallery of Art, DC

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Tate Gallery, UK

Hirshhorn Museum, DC

Smithsonian American Art Museum,DC

Whitney Museum of American Art,NY

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32 ½" x 24" image; 35 ⅜" x 26 ⅛" paper

Portrait of Edward Avedisian, 1981. Color lithograph on wove paper, numbered " A.P.9/16" in the lower left, signed and dated in the lower right, unframed.