Alex Katz Art
American, b. 1927
Flat color and minimal forms contrast the often monumental scales of the paintings by Alex Katz through which he creates portraits and landscapes of deceptive simplicity. Although the signature stark style that defines his prints and other work is now recognizable at a glance, it took him a decade to develop. During that time, he has said he destroyed hundreds of paintings.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Russian émigré parents, Katz’s family moved to Queens when he was a baby and that is where his family’s passion for the arts supported his early creative interests. In 1946, he enrolled at the Cooper Union in Manhattan where he studied painting under Morris Kantor. While he was influenced by the bold colors and hard edges of modernism, he shifted away from the then-dominant Abstract Expressionism movement to figurative scenes of life that have an inherent cool in their pared-down approach. Especially impactful were Katz’s summer studies between 1949 and 1950 at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, a place where, as he later wrote: “I tried plein air painting and found my subject matter and a reason to devote my life to painting.”
Katz’s first solo show was in 1954 at Roko Gallery in New York. He experimented over the course of the following years with collage and painting on aluminum sheets, with his work in the 1960s drawing inspiration from film and advertising. In the 1970s, Katz expanded into portrait groups that regularly depicted the cultural scene of New York; in the 1980s, he extended his focus to fashion and its supermodels. Since the late 1950s, an enduring muse for his portraits has been his wife, Ada, while others have painted friends and famous figures. The intimate closeness of the frequently cropped faces in Katz’s portraits exudes a sense of tension with the subjects’ enigmatic expressions and planes of color.
In the 1960s, Katz collaborated with American dancer and choreographer Paul Taylor on sets and costumes. His concentration on landscapes emerged in the late 1980s, with atmospheric night views joining his practice, which had previously been defined by bright colors. Always finding new perspectives on his work, he has explored using iPhone photographs as the basis for large-scale compositions in recent years.
Katz’s prolific career has spanned sculpture, prints and public art along with his paintings and drawings, and his works can be found in the collections of leading museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Museum of Modern Art. He has had over 250 solo exhibitions around the world and continues to be acclaimed. In 2022, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opened a major retrospective of his art.
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Artist: Alex Katz
Ada (Purple)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 75
1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ada (Black)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 150
1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Alex Katz 'Small Cuts House and Barn' 2008 Print
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
This beautiful Alex Katz 'Small Cuts House and Barn' is a 2008 aquatint in color from a small edition size of 60. This piece is numbered 46/60 and hand sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Aquatint, Archival Ink
Large Head of Vincent - aquatint print by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Large Head of Vincent" by Alex Katz - sugarlift aquatint on Arches Cover paper. Offered in simple white wooden frame.
Print size: 61 x 35.5 inches
Frame s...
Category
1980s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Aquatint
Porcelain beauty 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Porcelain enamel mounted on aluminum
Edition of 25
Does not need to be framed
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
"Olympic Swimmer (Maravell 86)" USA, 1976 Screenprint in 5 colors
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
With a lifetime of work that is adored by collectors and art lovers around the globe, Alex Katz is a favorite successor of the New York-based artists that responded to Pop Art.
Born in 1927, Katz has been dedicated to art-making since the 1950s - however, it wasn't until the following decade that he established his signature 'flat' figurative style, which continues to influence contemporary painters.
Today, we can see this impact on a host of artists including Eric Fischl, David Salle, Julian Opie, and Elizabeth Peyton amongst others. One could argue that Katz kept the tradition of figurative painting alive when it had gone terribly out of style.
An active and devoted printmaker, Katz typically creates portraits and landscapes: subjects that he is personally connected to such as Soho cityscapes, the flora of rural Maine, and the people in his life.
In 1957, Katz would meet his future wife "Ada" - over the course of the last fifty years, he has depicted her over 200 times. She is the most iconic subject in his oeuvre and is depicted with affection, sincerity, and devotion.
Utilizing 5 colors, this dynamic print depicts Ada coming up for air as she swims through a body of water. Recalling Katz's 1973 painting "Swimmer #3", this work is a fine example of the artist's pared-down aesthetic, depicting Ada with few details and a striking use of negative space.
In 1976, this iconic image was extended to the United States Olympic Committee and reproduced as a poster for the Olympics in Montreal at the time.
In 2022, Katz was the subject of a major retrospective at The Guggenheim (New York) which exhibited work spanning 8 decades of the artist's career.
"Olympic Swimmer...
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Porcelain Beauty 6
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 25
Porcelain enamel mounted on aluminum
Does not need to be framed
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Porcelain beauty 4
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 25
Porcelain enamel mounted on aluminum
Does not need to be framed
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
'Good Afternoon 2 (Gray Rowboat)' Rare 1975 Alex Katz Print Ada on Lake in Maine
By Alex Katz
Located in Wellesley, MA
With flat planes of rich, lovely color, Alex Katz’s landscapes and portraits evoke the smooth aesthetics of advertising billboards and film. The prolific, renowned international arti...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alex Katz 'Christy' (Schröder 466) 2010
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
This Alex Katz print 'Christy' was published in 2010 published by the Museum Kurhaus Kleve and printed by Christopher T. Cre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Alex Katz from 'A Tremor in the Morning' signed, limited edition woodcut print
By Alex Katz
Located in San Rafael, CA
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Untitled, from the portfolio 'A Tremor in the Morning', 1986
Woodcut on wove paper
Edition 32/45
Signed and numbered in pencil lower left
Sheet: 20 x 19.75 inches...
Category
1980s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Lithograph, Woodcut
Alex Katz 'Big Smile (Vivien)' Print 2021
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Alex Katz's 'Big Smile (Vivien)' is a 2021 color archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper. This pri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Olympic Swimmer
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
Olympic Swimmer, 1976
silkscreen in five colors on White Belin d'Arches paper, edition of 200
39 7/8 x 25 in. (101.3 x 63.5 cm)
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Vivien in White Coat, 2021
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz Vivien in White Coat, 2021 is a work of subtle admiration that the artist holds for her daughter-in-law, Vivien Bittencourt. The gentle hues...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Alex Katz 'Yvonne' Cutout 2018
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
This Alex Katz work 'Yvonne' is a 2018 cutout in powder-coated aluminum, UV archival inks, stainless steel. The signature impressed to the base ‘Alex Katz’....
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
White Shirt Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: White Shirt Portfolio
Year: 2021
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Sheets: 26 × 15 in (66× 38.1 cm)
Edition: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
After Alex Katz 'American Dance Festival 2003-70th Anniversary'
By Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 31.75 x 53 inches ( 80.645 x 134.62 cm )
Image Size: 28 x 53 inches ( 71.12 x 134.62 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Addition...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Alex Katz 'Twilight' Oil Painting 1988
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
This beautiful Alex Katz 1988 untitled work from the 'Twilight' series is an oil painting on masonite measuring 16 × 12 inches. This original piece is in ex...
Category
1980s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Alex Katz 'Large Black Hat Ada 2' Screenprint 2013
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
This Alex Katz 'Large Black Hat Ada 2' is a 2013 screenprint on brown Kraft pape. It is a Printer's Proof 1/2 aside from edition of 10 published by Lococo F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Alex Katz 'Vincent' Lithograph 1972
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Katz's 1972 'Vincent' is a drypoint on German etching paper. Signed and numbered to lower left ‘AP 5/10 Alex Katz’. This work is artist's proof 5 of 10 apar...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Paper, Lithograph
Alex Katz 'Reflection 2' Print 2021
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Alex Katz's 'Reflection 2' is a 2021 color archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper. This piece is signed on the lower left ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Night: William Dunas Dance 3 (Pamela)
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - )
Title: Night: William Dunas Dance 3 (Pamela)
Year: 1983
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100, 42 AP
Size: 25...
Category
1980s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alex Katz 'Reflection 2'
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz (born 1927)
Reflection 2
2021
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
47 x 39.5 inches (119 x 100.3 cm)
Edition of 81/100
With flat plane...
Category
2010s Modern Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Azaleas on Yellow, from The Flowers Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in London, GB
Archival pigment print, 2021, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, Lococo Publishing, Missouri, 119 x 86 cm. (46¾ x 33¾ in.)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Alex Katz 'Dancer 2' Cutout 2020
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Katz' 2020 'Dancer 2' is a cutout with UV-cured archival inks on shaped powder-coated aluminum, mounted to aluminum base. Incised 'Alex Katz', dated and num...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Ink
1946 "Untitled" oil on canvas painting signed and dated by artist Alex Katz.
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" oil on canvas painting by artist Alex Katz. Signed and dated A. Katz 46 recto lower right. Painted in 1946, during the period when Katz was studying at Cooper Union in New...
Category
1940s Modern Alex Katz Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
William Dunas Dance 4/Pamela, Lithograph by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - )
Title: Night: William Dunas Dance II
Year: 1983
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 106/125 and there were also 17 artist...
Category
1970s American Realist Alex Katz Art
Materials
Lithograph
Green Jacket
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Green Jacket, 1990
Screenprint in thirty-eight colors
35 7/8 x 24 inches
Edition: 150
Artist Proofs: 30
Arches Roll Stock 100 % Ra...
Category
1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
White Shirt (Vincent 2)
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Archival pigment print on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
White Shirt (Vincent)
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Archival pigment print on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
White Shirt (Eric)
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Archival pigment print on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
White Shirt (Rob)
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Archival pigment print on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ada Outline
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mirrored Polished Aluminum
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Other Medium
Ariel 4 and Ariel 5
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Suite of 2 Alex Katz 'Ariel' prints, Individual Not Available
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ariel (Black and White)
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alex Katz, Ariel (Black and White), 2016, 2-color Silkscreen, 32/40
Category
2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Grey Ribbon
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
1990
Screenprint in colors, on Arches paper
Sheet: 27 1/2 x 35 9/10 in. (69.9 x 91.2 cm)
Edition of 150 + 30AP
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Framed
Category
1990s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
Alex Katz 'Edwin' Screenprint 1997
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Alex Katz' "Edwin" is a 1997 screenprint, signed and numbered to lower left ‘Alex Katz 10/100’. This piece is in great condition measuring 32 × 24 inches. ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Still Life
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Still life woodcut and lithograph on Rives Creme paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Lithograph, Woodcut
Alex Katz 'Ursula' 1994
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
This Alex Katz 'Ursula' is a 1994 soft pencil drawing on vellum paper. This original piece is signed 'Alex Katz', previously acquired from Marlborough Galle...
Category
1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil
Ariel (Cutout)
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alex Katz, Ariel (Cutout), 2016, Cutout from shaped powder coated aluminum, printed with UV cured archival inks, clear coated, with wall mount brackets.
Edition: 40
Artist Proofs: 1...
Category
2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Powder Coating
Alex Katz 'Rudy' 1973
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Alex Katz' 'Rudy' is a 1972 graphite drawing on paper. This
original piece is signed 'Alex Katz '73', previously acquired from Marlborough Gallery, New Yor...
Category
1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Pencil
Portraits: Jessica
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz uses outline drawings, called “cartoons”, as templates to transfer full size images onto the canvas prior to painting. Rendered in red chal...
Category
Early 2000s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching
ADA X 2, Archival Pigment Inks, 32x48 in. Edition 29/30 AP
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ada x 2 by Alex Katz is a limited edition archival pigment ink print. This work is hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Edition 29/30 AP.
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Pigment
Coca Cola Girl #4, 2018, 24 color silkscreen
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Coca-Cola Girl 4, 2019
Silkscreen
40 x 50 inches
Edition: 60
Artist Proofs: 20
Saunders Waterford, Hot Press, High White, 425 gsm
Printed and published by Lococo Fine Art Publisher, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Dancer 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Alex Katz
Dancer 3
2019
Silkscreen
60 x 36 in.
Edition of 60
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art
Condition: This work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Alex Katz 'Caroline' Lithograph on Arches Paper 1977
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Alex Katz 1977 'Caroline' is a lithograph on Arches paper. This work is signed in pencil and numbered 15/60, co-published by Bro...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph, Archival Paper
Dancer 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in 25-colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper
edition of 60
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Coca-Cola Girl (Suite)
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Coca-Cola Girl (Suite)
Year: 2018
Medium: Archival pigment inks on Entrada Rag Bright 300 gsm fine art paper
Edition: 100; each signed and dated in pencil
Sh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Red Dancer 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in 25-colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper
edition of 60
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Dancer 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in 25-colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper
edition of 60
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Portraits: Anne
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz uses outline drawings, called “cartoons”, as templates to transfer full size images onto the canvas prior to painting. Rendered in red chal...
Category
Early 2000s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching
Dancer 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in 25-colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper
edition of 60
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Coca Cola Girl #6 2018 24-color silkscreen print
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Coca-Cola Girl 6, 2019 Screenprint in colors 36 x 72 inches Edition: 60 Artist Proofs: 20 Saunders Waterford, Hot Press, High White, 425 gsm Printed and published by Lococo Fine Art ...
Category
2010s Abstract Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Homage to Monet (Triptych)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Archival pigment inks on Innova etching, 315 gsm fine art paper. Left panel: 46 x 15.25 in. Center panel: 46 x 23 in. Right panel: 46 x 15.25 in. Edition 23/100.
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
COCA-COLA GIRL 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
19-color silkscreen
Prints can be rolled and shipped via tube for a flat-rate of $300 via FedEx.
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Sweatshirt 2 (Alex and Ada Suite)
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Alex Katz
Sweatshirt 2 (Alex and Ada Suite)
1990
Screenprint
36 x 28 5/8 in.
Edition of 150
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum...
Category
1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Coca-Cola Girl
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Archival pigment inks on Entrada Rag Bright 300 gsm paper. Edition 41/100, suite of two.
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Portfolio of ten 1-color etchings, hand-pulled on 300 gsm Somerset Satin White fine art paper. Edition 10/40. Plate size 9 x 9 in. Paper size 13 x 13 in.
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
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