Alice Neel (1900-1984) talks about her life, her ideas on art, and the world at large in this book. She painted well-known figures in art, literature, music, politics as well as her family and friends - depicting them clothed and sometimes naked, thus exposing their vulnerability. Never compromising, she kept to one goal: to paint people as she saw them. By painting individuals with all their idiosyncrasies, Neel also recorded universal constants - pregnancy, motherhood, death, and mourning. Included in this book are figure ...
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Alice Neel (1900-1984) talks about her life, her ideas on art, and the world at large in this book. She painted well-known figures in art, literature, music, politics as well as her family and friends - depicting them clothed and sometimes naked, thus exposing their vulnerability. Never compromising, she kept to one goal: to paint people as she saw them. By painting individuals with all their idiosyncrasies, Neel also recorded universal constants - pregnancy, motherhood, death, and mourning. Included in this book are figure paintings from every period, as well as landscapes, still lifes, and interiors.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0810913585. Text clean and tight; NOTE: additional postage may be necessary for international shipping; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 208 pages.
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Very Good. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Light yellowing to edges of text block, but text and plates are unaffected. A bright, clean copy with pristine plates. Very Good.
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Alice Neel. Near fine in near fine jacket. With 183 illustrations, including 103 color. 208 pages. 4to, pale blue cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, 1983. First edition. Some very minor bumping, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book First Edition, 1983. Clean and tightly bound with fine plates. Extremely light crease at the margins of pps. 7-16, remains Near Fine. The dust jacket is Fine. International shipping may require added postage charges.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0810913585. The book and jacket both with light rubbing and toning overall. Inscribed by the artist, Alice Neel, on the half-title page. INterior page clean and unmarked. A tight and clean copy. Scarcely found signed. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 208 pages; Signed by Artist.
