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
Etching, Aquatint
$26,111
Ada - Portrait Print by Alex Katz, Ada, Red, Pearl Necklace, Portrait, Pop Art
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
the number 18/70. 3 Artist's proofs. Ada is Alex Katz' wife and his most important muse. He has
Woodcut
$29,700
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
Woodcut
$20,000
Ada
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada 2022 16-color silkscreen 54 x 40 1/2 inches (137 x 103 cm) Signed and numbered
Archival Pigment
Ada (purple)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada (purple) 2022 1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm fine art paper 18 x
Archival Pigment
Alex and Ada, 1984 Screenprint by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Alex Katz Alex and Ada 1984 Screenprint 30 x 36 in. Edition of 75 Pencil
Screen
Ada in Blue Hat - 2004 - Aquatint in 11 colors - Portrait of Ada Katz in Maine
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
of Ada, his wife and muse. Katz developed his signature style as a reaction against the Abstract
Aquatint
Price Upon Request
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
Screen
Price Upon Request
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
Screen
Price Upon Request
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
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
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
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
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
Screen
Price Upon Request
Ada (Black)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
With the simplest of line akin to a drawing by Matisse, Alex Katz renders Ada (Black) in elegant
Woodcut
Price Upon Request
Ada (Purple)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
With the simplest of line akin to a drawing by Matisse, Alex Katz renders Ada (Purple) in elegant
Woodcut
Ada 1 - From the ADA Portfolio (/100)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Screen
Ada (Purple)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 75 1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
Woodcut
Ada (Black)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 150 1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
Woodcut
$28,750
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.
Paper, Etching
Price Upon Request
Ada (Black & Purple)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
With the simplest of line akin to a drawing by Matisse, Alex Katz renders Ada (Black & Purple) in
Woodcut
Price Upon Request
Alex and Ada
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
A portrait of the artist and his wife, Alex and Ada by Alex Katz is an early and beautiful work of
Screen
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
Archival Pigment
Ada Four Times 4
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
series captures Katz's wife and muse, Ada, in a sequence of poses. Fascinated by the dynamics of looking
Lithograph, Screen
Large Black Hat (Ada) - Kraft
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Alex Katz’s Large Black Hat (Ada) (2012) distills representation into its most minimalistic visual
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
Screen
$6,500
Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House album cover (Hand Signed by Alex Katz)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
particular his wife and muse, Ada. Katz began using monochrome backgrounds, which would become a defining
Cardboard, Lithograph, Offset
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
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Ada Portfolio, 2017 (30/40)
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927) Ada Portfolio, 2017 (30/40), 2017 1-color etching, hand-pulled on 300 gsm
Etching
Price Upon Request
Alex Katz Robert Miller gallery 1987 (announcement card)
By Alex Katz
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, flowers, and portraits of his wife Ada. Katz’s flattened forms and simplification of detail are trademarks
Lithograph, Offset
Red Hat Ada - woodcut, red hat, en face, portrait, red and black
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Red Hat Ada" is a very typical portrait of Alex Katz' wife and life-long muse Ada. Over 70 years
Woodcut
$7,500
"Ada Four Times #2" Modern Figurative Silkscreen & Lithograph AP Edition 6/6
By Alex Katz
Located in Houston, TX
portrait of Ada, Katz's wife and muse, turned to face the left. The work is part of a series of four
Lithograph, Screen
$375Sale Price|28% Off
Alex Katz Whitney Opening Area After Party 1986 (Area nightclub announcement)
By Alex Katz
Located in NEW YORK, NY
portraits of his wife Ada. Katz’s flattened forms and simplification of detail are trademarks of works such
Lithograph, Offset
Price Upon Request
Sissel (VII/XX/-50 Arabic Numerals + Roman Numerals)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Aquatint
Price Upon Request
Yellow Flags on Brown (41/150)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Cotton, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
White Visor
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Aquatint, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Blue Hat (28/75)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Archival Paper, Aquatint
$24,000
Sunrise 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Linocut
Price Upon Request
Nicole (12/12)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Linocut
Price Upon Request
Halsey (12/12)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
native city. The Jewish Museum, New York, presented Alex Katz Paints Ada in 2006-2007, an exhibition
Linocut
$33,750
Ariel
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
and muse, Ada, Katz has also dedicated himself to printmaking and freestanding sculptures of cutout
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Unavailable
Ada in the Woods
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada in the Woods, 1984 pencil on paper 22 1/4 x 15 in. (56.5 x 38.1 cm)
Pencil
Unavailable
Ada Four Times #4
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x
Lithograph, Screen
Unavailable
Ada Four Times #3
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times #3, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in
Lithograph, Screen
Unavailable
Ada Four Times #1
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times #1, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in
Lithograph, Screen
Unavailable
Ada Four Times #2
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times #2, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in
Lithograph, Screen
Unavailable
Ada
By Alex Katz
Located in Jackson, WY
Unavailable|$33,000
Ada Outline
By Alex Katz
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mirrored Polished Aluminum
Other Medium
Unavailable|$16,900
Ada in Spain
By Alex Katz
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
muse Ada was a work from their travels. It is a large scale work and has all of the classic Katz
Archival Pigment
Unavailable
ADA X 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Tokyo, 13
LOT:20221110S03 Archival pigment ink on cotton rag fine art paper Artist signed in the lower left and numbered Edition 129 of 150 Printer: Lococo Fine Art Publisher, St. Louis Publis...
Archival Pigment
Unavailable
Red Hat Ada
By Alex Katz
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Size: 108.6 x 152.4 cm 42 x 59 inch Material: 640gsm paper Method: 11-color woodcut Edition: 40 Other: Signed and numbered
Screen
Unavailable|$34,006
Ada 1 (Outline)
By Alex Katz
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Polished aluminum on bronze base. Signed in the cast. Edition: 35.
Metal
Unavailable|$34,006
Ada 2 (Outline)
By Alex Katz
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Polished aluminum on bronze base. Signed in the cast. Edition: 35.
Metal
Unavailable|$11,537
Ada in Spain
By Alex Katz
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Method: Archival pigment inks Edition: 150 Other: Signed and numbered.
Archival Pigment
Unavailable
Ada with Sunglasses
By Alex Katz
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Jacquard Tapestry, Edition of 10
Tapestry
Unavailable
Study for "Portrait of Ada"
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Oil, Masonite
Unavailable|$10,000
Ada Four Times (Suite of 4)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 120 Sold as set of four works for $6000 GHJ Graphics
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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Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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