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Red Dancer 1

Alex KatzRed Dancer 1, 2019

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H 36 in W 108 in

Red Dancer 1

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Created by Alex Katz in 2019, Red Dancer 1 is a screenprint in colors, hand-signed in pencil and

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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Purple Irises on Red

Alex KatzPurple Irises on Red, 2023

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H 24 in W 30 in

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

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Purple Irises on Red
Purple Irises on Red

Purple Irises on Red

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Alex Katz Purple Irises on Red 2023 Archival pigment ink print, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315

Category

2010s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Dancer 1

Alex KatzRed Dancer 1, 2019

$22,000

H 36 in W 108 in

Red 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 Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Purple irises on red

Purple irises on red

By Alex Katz

Located in Fairfield, CT

Edition of 100

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Rag Paper, Etching, Archival Pigment

Red Dogwood 2

Alex KatzRed Dogwood 2, 2021

$16,000

H 47 in W 34 in

Red Dogwood 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Alex Katz Title: Red Dogwood 2 Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Dogwood 1 from Flowers portfolio

Red Dogwood 1 from Flowers portfolio

By Alex Katz

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Alex Katz Title: Red Dogwood 1 from Flowers portfolio Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Coca Cola Girl 3
Coca Cola Girl 3

Alex KatzCoca Cola Girl 3, 2019

$25,000

H 40.5 in Dm 50 in

Coca Cola Girl 3

By Alex Katz

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Alex Katz (b. 1927) Coca Cola Girl 3, 2019, (41/60) 14-color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Ada

Alex KatzAda, 2011

$29,700

H 22 in W 30 in

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

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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Coca Cola Girls #4
Coca Cola Girls #4

Alex KatzCoca Cola Girls #4, 2019

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H 40 in W 50 in

Coca Cola Girls #4

By Alex Katz

Located in Boca Raton, FL

The Coca-Cola Girls series by Alex Katz is an homage to the bold and daring girls depicted in Coca

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

COCA-COLA GIRL 2
COCA-COLA GIRL 2

Alex KatzCOCA-COLA GIRL 2, 2019

$20,000

H 40 in W 60 in

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.

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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol
Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol

Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol

$460Sale Price|20% Off

H 11 in W 8.5 in D 0.01 in

Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol

By Michael Halsband

Located in Brooklyn, NY

, Julian Schnabel, Alex Katz, Kenny Scharf, Tony Shafrazi, Red Grooms, Francesco Clemente, Ronnie Cutrone

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Paper

1980s Keith Haring Andy Warhol AREA advertisement
1980s Keith Haring Andy Warhol AREA advertisement

1980s Keith Haring Andy Warhol AREA advertisement

$200Sale Price|20% Off

H 11 in W 17 in D 0.01 in

1980s Keith Haring Andy Warhol AREA advertisement

By Michael Halsband

Located in Brooklyn, NY

categories: David Hockney, Leroy Nieman, Bill Wegman, John Chamberlain, Julian Schnabel, Alex Katz, Kenny

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Paper

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Red Sails

Alex KatzRed Sails, 1973

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H 23 in W 29 in

Red Sails

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Alex Katz Red Sails, 1973 silkscreen, edition of 60 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)

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1970s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Red Dancer 1

Alex KatzRed Dancer 1, 60

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H 35.83 in W 108.27 in

Red Dancer 1

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Signed and numbered on front. Edition: 60.

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Screen

Nathan, Red and John
Nathan, Red and John

Alex KatzNathan, Red and John, 1985

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H 37.25 in W 24.75 in

Nathan, Red and John

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Alex Katz Nathan, Red and John, 1985 pencil on paper 37 1/4 x 24 3/4 in. (94.6 x 62.9 cm)

Category

1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Coca Cola Girl (red)

Alex KatzCoca Cola Girl (red), 2018

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H 47.25 in W 31.11 in

Coca Cola Girl (red)

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

. Edition: 100. Alex Katz will be 93 years old on 24 July 2020. A new world record for a painting by the

Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Dogwood 1

Alex KatzRed Dogwood 1

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H 35 in W 47 in

Red Dogwood 1

By Alex Katz

Located in Atlanta, GA

Archival pigment inks on Innova 315 gsm paper Edition of 100

Category

2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Dogwood 2

Alex KatzRed Dogwood 2, 2021

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H 47 in W 34 in

Red Dogwood 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Atlanta, GA

Archival pigment inks on Innova 315 gsm paper Edition of 100

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2010s Abstract Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Hat Ada
Red Hat Ada

Alex KatzRed Hat Ada, 2015

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H 59 in W 42 in D 13 in

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

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2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

Red Dancer 2
Red Dancer 2

Alex KatzRed Dancer 2, 60

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H 44.1 in W 88.19 in

Red Dancer 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Signed and numbered on front. Edition: 60.

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Coca Cola Girl 2

Alex KatzCoca Cola Girl 2, 2018

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H 40 in W 60 in

Coca Cola Girl 2

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Coca Cola Girl #2, 2018 Silkscreen printed in 24 colors 40 x 60 inches Edition of 60

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2010s Figurative Prints

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Screen

Coca Cola Girl #4, 2018, 24 color silkscreen
Coca Cola Girl #4, 2018, 24 color silkscreen

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, ...

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2010s Abstract Figurative Prints

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Screen

Coca-Cola Girl 3

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl 3, 2019

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H 40 in W 50 in

Coca-Cola Girl 3

By Alex Katz

Located in Fort Worth, TX

20-color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Screen

Coca-Cola Girl 2

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl 2, 2019

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H 40 in W 60 in

Coca-Cola Girl 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Fort Worth, TX

19-color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Screen

Coca-Cola Girl Portfolio
Coca-Cola Girl Portfolio

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl Portfolio, 2019

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H 40 in W 50 in

Coca-Cola Girl Portfolio

By Alex Katz

Located in Fort Worth, TX

20-color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper; Available in portfolio only Portfolio of 9: $150,000

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Screen

Coca-Cola Girl 1

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl 1, 2019

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H 40.16 in W 50.01 in D 0.04 in

Coca-Cola Girl 1

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

From the portfolio of 9. Edition: 60. Color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper. Signed and numbered.

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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Coca-Cola Girl 2

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl 2, 2019

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H 40.16 in W 59.85 in D 0.04 in

Coca-Cola Girl 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

From the portfolio of 9. Edition: 60. Color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper. Signed and numbered.

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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Coca-Cola Girl 4

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl 4, 2019

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H 40.16 in W 50.01 in D 0.04 in

Coca-Cola Girl 4

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

From the portfolio of 9. Edition: 60. Color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper. Signed and numbered.

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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Coca-Cola Girl 3

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl 3, 2019

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H 40.16 in W 50.01 in D 0.04 in

Coca-Cola Girl 3

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

From the portfolio of 9. Edition: 60. Color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper. Signed and numbered.

Category

2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Coca-Cola Girl 8

Alex KatzCoca-Cola Girl 8, 2019

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H 40.16 in W 55.12 in D 0.04 in

Coca-Cola Girl 8

By Alex Katz

Located in Nuernberg, DE

From the portfolio of 9. Edition: 60. Color silkscreen on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper. Signed and numbered.

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2010s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Red Dancer 2

Alex KatzRed Dancer 2, 2019

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H 44 in W 88 in

Red Dancer 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Alex Katz Red Dancer 2 2019 Silkscreen 44 x 88 in. Edition of 60 Pencil

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Screen

Red Cap
Red Cap

Alex KatzRed Cap, 1989-1990

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H 24.5 in W 72.75 in

Red Cap

By Alex Katz

Located in Palo Alto, CA

museum-grade, conservation standards, Alex Katz Red Cap, 1989-1990 is presented in a complementary

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1980s Modern Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Coca Cola Girls # 1 Alex Katz
Coca Cola Girls # 1 Alex Katz

Coca Cola Girls # 1 Alex Katz

By Alex Katz

Located in Miami, FL

Alex Katz's newest series of works is red and fun and very characteristic of his famous figures

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Ada - Portrait Print by Alex Katz, Ada, Red, Pearl Necklace, Portrait, Pop Art

Ada - Portrait Print by Alex Katz, Ada, Red, Pearl Necklace, Portrait, Pop Art

By Alex Katz

Located in Köln, DE

Ada, 2011 Japanese woodblock in thirty-one colors 21 3/4 x 29 3/4 inches Edition: 70 Artist Proofs: 3 New Hosho paper Printed by Christopher T. Creyts, Collaborative Art Editions, Ta...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Vintage Red Portrait of a Woman by Henry Kalt in Style of Alex Katz
Vintage Red Portrait of a Woman by Henry Kalt in Style of Alex Katz

Vintage Red Portrait of a Woman by Henry Kalt in Style of Alex Katz

By Alex Katz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is one portrait in a suite of four that we will be offering here. This vintage painting on canvas depicts a cool brunette beauty with blue eyes. On canvas. The artist's thin was...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Purple Irises on Red
Purple Irises on Red

Purple Irises on Red

By Alex Katz

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Alex Katz Title: Purple Irises on Red Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton

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2010s Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Red Ada
Red Ada

Alex KatzRed Ada, 2010

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H 22 in W 30 in

Red Ada

By Alex Katz

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Alex Katz's works are instantly recognizable and adored internationally. Born in 1927 Katz has

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2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Red Sails

Alex KatzRed Sails, 2008

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H 10.01 in W 14.49 in

Red Sails

By Alex Katz

Located in London, GB

Signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 50 (plus 20 in Roman numerals and 4 artist proofs). From the portfolio of the complete set of six aquatints titled 'Small Cuts'.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

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Aquatint

Red Dogwood 1, from The Flowers Portfolio
Red Dogwood 1, from The Flowers Portfolio

Red Dogwood 1, 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, 89 x 119 cm. (35 x 46¾ in.)

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Pigment

Red Dodwood 2, from The Flowers Portfolio
Red Dodwood 2, from The Flowers Portfolio

Red Dodwood 2, 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 85 cm. (46¾ x 33½ in.)

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Pigment

COCA-COLA GIRL 1
COCA-COLA GIRL 1

COCA-COLA GIRL 1

By Alex Katz

Located in Fairfield, CT

20-color silkscreen Prints can be rolled and shipped via tube for a flat-rate of $300 via FedEx.

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2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Brisk Day

Alex KatzBrisk Day, 1990

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H 35.99 in W 29.02 in

Brisk Day

By Alex Katz

Located in London, GB

The set of three prints; woodcut, screenprint and aquatint printed in colours. Each signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 150. Printed on Somerset paper by Takanaka, Kyot...

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1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Aquatint, Screen, Woodcut

Mid-Century Modern Framed Big Red Smile Signed Alex Katz Numbered 32/40
Mid-Century Modern Framed Big Red Smile Signed Alex Katz Numbered 32/40

Mid-Century Modern Framed Big Red Smile Signed Alex Katz Numbered 32/40

By Alex Katz

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

," signed and numbered by Alex Katz, 32/40. Printed on Okawara paper, in excellent condition. The dimensions

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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

COCA-COLA GIRL 8
COCA-COLA GIRL 8

COCA-COLA GIRL 8

By Alex Katz

Located in Fairfield, CT

14-color silkscreen edition of 60 Prints can be rolled and shipped via tube for a flat-rate of $300 via FedEx.

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2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Coca Cola Girl #3

Coca Cola Girl #3

By Alex Katz

Located in Boca Raton, FL

The Coca-Cola series by Aex Katz pays homage to the bold and daring women depicted in Coca-Cola's

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Screen

Alex Katz "Red Sails"
Alex Katz "Red Sails"

Alex Katz "Red Sails"

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H 18 in W 24 in D 1 in

Alex Katz "Red Sails"

By Alex Katz

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Alex Katz' unique minimalist design is exemplified across his entire body of work from his

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Vintage 1970s American Minimalist Prints

Red Sails, from Small Cuts

Red Sails, from Small Cuts

By Alex Katz

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Red Sails, from Small Cuts, 1959/2008 Aquatint Image: 10 x 14 1/2 inches Sheet: 13 3/4 x 20 inches

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

By Alex Katz

Located in Danvers, MA

"New Years Eve" is a distinctive example of Alex Katz's work, showcasing his iconic style of

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1990s Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Brisk Day I

Alex KatzBrisk Day I, 1990

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H 36.5 in W 28.75 in

Brisk Day I

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Alex Katz, Brisk Day I, 1990 The internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was

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1990s Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

Coca-Cola Girl 2

Coca-Cola Girl 2

By Alex Katz

Located in Greenwich, CT

Coca-Cola Girl 2 is a 2020 print by Alex Katz

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Screen

Brisk Day II
Brisk Day II

Alex KatzBrisk Day II, 1990

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H 36 in W 29 in

Brisk Day II

By Alex Katz

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Lithograph 36 x 29 inches Edition of 150 Signed and numbered KAT908A

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Brisk Day II

Alex KatzBrisk Day II, 1990

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H 36.25 in W 29.5 in

Brisk Day II

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Part of a series of Brisk Day (I, II and III). The same image but each done with a different method. color silkscreen edition of 150 image: 36 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. / 92.1 x 74.9 cm pape...

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1990s Portrait Prints

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Screen

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Night: William Dunas Dance, Suite of Four Lithographs by Alex Katz
Night: William Dunas Dance, Suite of Four Lithographs by Alex Katz

Night: William Dunas Dance, Suite of Four Lithographs by Alex Katz

By Alex Katz

Located in Long Island City, NY

A beautiful set of prints displaying a dancer (Pamela) in motion. Pamela is a recurring subject in Alex Katz’s work, regularly showing up named in the titles of various pieces. This ...

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1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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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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