Nationality | American |
Skills | Painter |
Born | January 28, 1900 (Pennsylvania, United States) |
Died | October 13, 1984 (New York, United States) |
Nationality | American |
Skills | Painter |
Born | January 28, 1900 (Pennsylvania, United States) |
Died | October 13, 1984 (New York, United States) |
Alice Neel’s Roses is a rather morbid depiction of such an auspicious flower. Painted in 1983, the work carries a sense of dereliction in the subject. Although it can be categorized as a still life painting, it is contemporary work nevertheless. As a result, it has to carry something that is a definite part of modern psyche. If you noticed art through the post-Second World War period, there was a sense of renewal in the western world. Government expenditures went down, the economy revived in New York, and Alice Neel was rubbing shoulders with people who lived in avant-garde architecture while she was very young. While we can keep profiling a New York artist endlessly, it is also important to notice the rather overused trend […]