Alice Neel Exhibition at Cheim & Read Gallery in 2007 Featured Portraits of Women

An exhibition of Alice Neel's portraits of women was presented at Cheim & Read gallery in New York City from September 20 to November 3, 2007. The show was previewed by critic Ken Johnson, whose review had an incendiary effect. Neel's work, described through her self-conception as a "collector of souls," captures diverse facets of humanity and reflects American urban society. The exhibition coincided with a review of Phoebe Hoban's biography "Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty." Additionally, an exclusive extract from a new biography titled "Lucian Freud: Eyes Wide Open" was published. The gallery was located at 547 West 25th Street in New York City. The exhibition ran through June 22, though the specific year for this date is not provided in the source. The source also references Pieter Brueghel the Elder's painting "Triumph of Death" from circa 1562, which depicts skeletons swarming a town to convey themes of life's transience, though this reference appears in a separate context not directly linked to the Neel exhibition.