Futility of Effort

Alice Neel American
1930
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Futility of Effort
  • Artist: Alice Neel (American, Merion Square, Pennsylvania 1900–1984 New York)
  • Date: 1930
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 26 1/4 × 24 1/2 in. (66.7 × 62.2 cm)
    Framed: 27 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (69.9 × 64.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Collection of Anne McNamara, Dallas, TX
  • Rights and Reproduction: © The Estate of Alice Neel
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art