Live Auction 15877Post-War to Present
Alice Neel (1900-1984)
Lot 242

Alice Neel (1900-1984)

Martha Mitchell

Closed27 September 2018

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USD 118,750

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Alice Neel (1900-1984)
Martha Mitchell
signed 'NEEL' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.8 cm.)
Painted in 1970.

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1978

Specialist note

"When I talk to a person, they unconsciously assume their most characteristic pose, which in a way involves all their character and social standing--what the world has done to them and their retaliation."
-Alice Neel