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
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
You Smile and the Angels Sing
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Portfolio of eleven prints. Photoengraving and aquatint on Twinrocker handmade 400 gsm paper. Sheet: 17.25 x 14 in. Image: 12 x 9 in. Edition 12/30. Order of prints: Ada, Ahn, Alba, ...
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Aquatint, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Ada
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Alex Katz
Ada
2011 Japanese woodblock in 31-colors on New Hosho paper
22 x 30 in.
Edition of 70
Pencil signed & numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Purple Hat Ada
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Alex Katz
2017
Archival pigment inks on Crane Museo Max 365 gsm fine art paper
46 x 21 in.
Edition of 125
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by G...
Category
2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Morning
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
1994, color aquatint, 48 x 36 inches, edition of 40
Category
1990s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Vincent with Open Mouth
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint and drypoint
14 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches
Edition: 58
Artist Proofs: 8
White German Etching paper
Printed by Jennifer Melby, New York
Co-published by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New Y...
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
Ada 10 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 10 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in (137.16 x 102.87 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 9 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 9 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in (137.16 x 102.87 cm)
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 8 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 8 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
40.50 x 54 in (102.87 x 137.16 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 7 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 7 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in (137.16 x 102.87 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 6 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 6 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in (137.16 x 102.87 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 5 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 5 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 4 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 4 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in (137.16 x 102.87 cm)
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 3 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 3 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 2 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 2 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
40.50 x 54 in (102.87 x 137.16 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Sissel (VII/XX/-50 Arabic Numerals + Roman Numerals)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Aquatint
Autumn 1
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
An artwork of understated elegance, Autumn 1, by Alex Katz was created by the artist in 2023, is hand-signed and numbered in pencil measuring 58 x 58 in. (147 x 147 cm), unframed, fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 1 - From the ADA Portfolio (/100)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Yellow Flags on Brown (41/150)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Cotton, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Ada with Sunglasses (AP 2/2)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Blue Hat (28/75)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Aquatint
Sunrise 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Linocut
Nicole (12/12)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Linocut
Halsey (12/12)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Linocut
Alex Katz Etching/Aquatint, Signed Edition
By Alex Katz
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Work is titled “Small Head (Second State).” Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York.
Marking(s); notes: signed; A.P. for the edition of 20; ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching
Yellow Flags on White
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Yellow Flags on White" is a new limited edition created by the American artist Alex Katz. It is a print characterized by its minimalist yet striking composition. The piece depicts a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Yellow Flags on Brown
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Yellow Flags on Brown, 2023
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Purple Irises on White
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Purple Irises on White" is an limited edition created by the renowned American artist Alex Katz. The print showcases Katz's distinctive style and his ability to capture the essence ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Freesia
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created as an original seven-color woodcut on Somerset White paper in 2023, Alex Katz's Freesia measures 47 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (120.7 x 90.2 cm), unframed. The artwork is hand-signed a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Autumn 4
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
An artwork of understated elegance, Autumn 4, by Alex Katz was created by the artist in 2023, is hand-signed and numbered in pencil measuring 66 x 36 inches (168 x 91 cm), unframed, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Straw Hat 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Straw Hat 3
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Date: 2022
Edition: 100
Sheet Size: 75 1/2" x 42"
Image Size: 75...
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
Alex Katz 'Kate' Cyanotype 2006
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Cyanotype on wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil '5/25', published by Graphic studio/U.S.F., Tampa, Florida.
Literature: Alex Katz: Prints and Works ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Paper
Ariel
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Ariel
2021
Silkscreen on Saunders Waterford 425 gsm fine art paper
Diptych 60 x 37 inches (153 x 94 cm) each
Edition of 60
Suite of 2: $32,000
Single print also available. Please c...
Category
2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Alex Katz 'Big Smile (Vivian)'
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz (born 1927)
Big Smile (Vivien)
2021
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
35 x 70 inches (89 x 178 cm)
Edition of 75/100
With flat plane...
Category
2010s Modern Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Red Cap
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1989-1990, this aquatint with lithographic crayon on Somerset paper is hand-signed by Alex Katz (Brooklyn, 1927 - ) in pencil in the lower left margin and is annotated as an artist proof in pencil in the lower left margin, aside from the numbered edition of 60.
About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Alex Katz Red...
Category
1980s Modern Alex Katz Art
Materials
Aquatint
Swimmer
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1990, this color Woodcut on Echizen-Kozo paper is hand-signed by Alex Katz (Brooklyn, 1927 - ) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered from the edition of 100 ...
Category
1990s Modern Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
David Salle and Janet Leonard (from the portfolio 'Pas de Deux')
By Alex Katz
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Title: David Salle and Janet Leonard (From the portfolio 'Pas de Deux ')
Artist: Alex Katz 1927 - PRESENT
Year: 1993
Technique: Color screenprint
Alex Katz's paintings and sculptures...
Category
1990s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Purple Irises on White
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
An artwork of uncommon beauty, Purple Irises on White, by Alex Katz was created by the artist in 2023, is hand-signed and numbered in pencil measuring 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm), un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Yellow Flags on White
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
An artwork of uncommon beauty, Yellow Flags on White, by Alex Katz was created by the artist in 2023, is hand-signed and numbered in pencil measuring 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm), unf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Yellow Flags on Brown
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
An artwork of uncommon beauty, Yellow Flags on Brown, by Alex Katz was created by the artist in 2023, is hand-signed and numbered in pencil measuring 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm), unf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Purple Irises on Red
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
An artwork of uncommon beauty, Purple Irises on Red, by Alex Katz was created by the artist in 2023, is hand-signed and numbered in pencil measuring 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm), unfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Purple Irises on White
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Archival pigment ink print, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Purple Irises on Red
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Archival pigment ink print, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Yellow Flags on White
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Archival pigment ink print, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Porcelain Beauty - enamel, aluminum, black and white
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
The set "Porcelain Beauty" consists of 6 porcelain enamel artworks on aluminum plate. Alex Katz was life-long influenced by advertising e.g. the Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Enamel
Halsey - portrait, smile, earring, pearl, brown hair
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
This is one of the latest prints by Alex Katz. The half portrait is an audacious way to create a portrait. The multiple zoom and the clear frontal portrait are very typical for Katz ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Vivien in White Coat - blue sky, white, coat, dress, hair
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Vivien in White Coat" - This is a very stunning "portrait" by Alex Katz who became famous for his portraying. It is a so called "lost profile" which is a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Straw Hat 3 - dreaming, straw hat, summer, portrait
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
In 2022 Alex Katz published the Straw Hat series. These are three beautiful works showing individual portraits of women, each wearing a kind of straw hat. They have this warm, summer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Sunrise - forest, sunlight, woodcut
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
This work is not a typical landscape by Alex Katz. It is a very stunning, nearly abstract work which is made of a combination of printing techniques like woodcut, lithograph and scre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut
Yellow Flags 4 - 21st Century, Alex Katz Landscape Print, Orang, Yellow, Flowers
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
Yellow Flags 4 - 21st Century, Alex Katz Landscape Print, Orange, Yellow, Flowers,
"Yellow Flags 4" is one of Alex Katz's famous flower prints. His flowers are the most reduced form...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Beauty 5 - etching, black and white, Katz, Ada, sunglasses
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Beauty 5" is from Alex Katz' Beauty series. The topic "beauty" is a very important one for Katz. His whole body of work is due to beauty and it is a reminiscence to his wife Ada, to...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Dancer 3 - ballet, dancing, lilac, black, blonde, suit
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Dancer 1" is from Alex Katz Dancer series. He is obsessed by fashion and the ballet and often works together with models and dancers. His works show ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Dancer 2 (cutout) - ballet, dancing, light blue, black, blonde, dress
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Dancer 1" is from Alex Katz Dancer series. He is obsessed by fashion and the ballet and often works together with models and dancers. His works show ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Other Medium
Dancer 2 - ballet, dancing, light blue, black, blonde, dress
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Dancer 1" is from Alex Katz Dancer series. He is obsessed by fashion and the ballet and often works together with models and dancers. His works show ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Dancer 1 - ballet, dancing, lilac, black
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Dancer 1" is from Alex Katz Dancer series. He is obsessed by fashion and the ballet and often works together with models and dancers. His works show ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 2 (Outline) - shining, silvery, beauty, sculpture, polished aluminum
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Ada 2 (Outline)" is a stunning piece of art. Usually, Katz is well known for his cut-outs, but this is an "outline" sculpture made of high glossy polished aluminum. It is light as a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Bronze
Sunrise 1 - Portrait, hat, shadow, sun light, lilac, blonde
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Sunrise 1", a cool, zoomed portrait in the characteristic style of Alex Katz. Wonderful colors and a the feeling of a hot summer day. Signed "Alex Katz" bottom right and numbered "3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
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