%C2%A9 The Estate of Alice Neel
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The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund, by exchange, and the Julia B. Bigelow Fundexpand_more 2020.14
Alice Neel has here depicted herself and second daughter Isabetta at a community health
clinic in New York City. They can be seen in the center of the painting at far right, a serene
moment of calm amid a chaotic scene. Neel’s first child died before the age of one just a year earlier.
The contorted faces and frenzied look to the beds and interior spaces may convey her anxiety and
protective feelings for Isabetta. Neel became known later for her psychologically charged portraits
that capture and express her sitters’ thoughts and personality. That intuition is already at work here.
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