Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A new record for Alice Neel’s work was set this evening at Christie’s New York in Rockefeller Center with the sale of ‘Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia)’ fetching $5.6M.
This important double portrait of the artist’s daughter-in-law and granddaughter captures both the joy and fear of being a new mother. The work’s composition recalls traditional depictions of the Madonna and Child and is a testament to the artist’s own relationship to motherhood.
A new record for Alice Neel’s work was set this evening at Christie’s New York in Rockefeller Center with the sale of ‘Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia)’ fetching $5.6M.
This important double portrait of the artist’s daughter-in-law and granddaughter captures both the joy and fear of being a new mother. The work’s composition recalls traditional depictions of the Madonna and Child and is a testament to the artist’s own relationship to motherhood.
