Lot 135
135
ALICE NEEL (1901-1984)
ALICE NEEL (1901-1984)

Benjamin

Details
ALICE NEEL (1901-1984)
Benjamin
signed and dated 'NEEL '76' (lower left)
gouache and graphite on board
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1976
Provenance
Channel 13 Benefit Auction, New York.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Lot Essay

Benjamin was the son of the superintendent at Alice Neel's apartment building at 300 West 107th Street. There are two versions of this work, the other of which is still with the Alice Neel Estate. This work is one of the few paintings Neel did employing acrylic on board.

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