Loneliness

1970

Alice Neel

Associated Names
Alice Neel

Artist, American, 1900 - 1984

This painting shows a reddish-brown armchair in the lower left corner, situated in front of a window that frames part of a building outside. The floor of the room is light orange, and the walls are blueish-gray. The building beyond the window is a light peach color, and two windows are visible, with white trim above and below them. The chair is positioned at an angle, facing towards the center of the room. The shape of the painting is a thin, tall rectangle.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Arthur M. Bullowa, New York; gift 1991 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Extended loan for use by President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2014-2016.

2016

  • Alice Neel: Painter of Modern Life, Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki; Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Fondation Vincent van Gogh - Arles; Deichtorhallen Hamburg, 2016-2018, no. 54, repro.

Bibliography

1998

  • Allara, Pamela. Pictures of People, Alice Neel's American Portrait Gallery. 1998: no. 178, repro.

Inscriptions

center right reverse: Neel / '70

Wikidata ID

Q20197178

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