Neel painted the people around her, from her children and lovers to MoMA curator Frank O’Hara, fellow artists and the flamboyant characters associated with Andy Warhol’s Factory. Her style not only captured the outward appearance of her subjects, but also their mood, their inner uncertainty or private vanity.

“I HAVE THIS OVERWEENING INTEREST IN HUMANITY. EVEN IF I’M NOT WORKING I’M STILL ANALYSING PEOPLE.” – ALICE NEEL

Alice Neel is now regarded as one of the most important painters of the twentieth century and a source of inspiration for contemporary artists, including Marlene Dumas, Rinus Van de Velde and Elizabeth Peyton. Nevertheless, she remains relatively unknown in the Netherlands. The Gemeentemuseum hopes to change this by staging the first major retrospective of her work in this country.

Alice Neel - Collector of Souls 
5 November 2016 – 12 February 2017 
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag