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Benny Andrews

1978
Alice Neel (American, 1900–1984)
One of the most insightful and provocative portraitists of the twentieth century, Alice Neel made a small number of etchings and lithographs toward the end of her life. In this arresting life-size portrait of the New York artist Benny Andrews, Neel magically pins down the wit and spirit of a favorite friend, deploying the litho crayon with the same spirited energy as her brush.

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