Neel’s attention to the sensuous human subject, irrespective but mindful of race, gender, status and sexuality, was rare and undervalued, yet now seems prophetic.
Artist Louis Maqhubela and his wife Tana passed away within days of one another.
Image courtesy the Maqhubela family
Asking Australians about their favourite art and artists reveals divides between those who like traditional versus contemporary forms. But Indigenous art transcends such categories.
The painting: ‘In the Bathroom’ is part of exhibition ‘Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory’ at London’s Tate Modern gallery.
EPA-EFE/Neil Hall