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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Alex Katz Limited Edition: Straw Hat 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Alex Katz Straw Hat 3, 2022 Archival Pigment ink print on paper Edition 29 of 100 75 x 42 in Alex Katz Prints: Catalogue Raisonné 1947–2023. Número de catálogo: CR no. 770 (p. 41...
Archival Pigment
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 ...
Lithograph
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...
Etching
The Creative Director (Pharrell)
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: The Creative Director (Pharrell) Year: 2025 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper Sheet: 36 x 26 inches (91...
Screen
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 ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 100; signed and nu...
Archival Pigment
Gray Interior, Rare Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition 8/50, Framed
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Eleven color screen print on Beckett paper. Hand signed by Alex Katz lower left. Hand numbered 8/50 lower left. Sheet size: 19.6 x 24.6 inches. Image size: 17 x 22 inches. Frame...
Paper, Screen
$7,500
Daniel
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2016, Daniel is a 2-color woodcut with 2-color pochoir on Somerset paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of just 35, the artwork measures...
Woodcut
American Dance Festival 1993 60th Anniversary
By Alex Katz
Located in Dubai, Dubai
American Dance Festival 1993 60th Anniversary, 1993 By Alex Katz 1993 Signed Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 60 x 24 inches ( 152 x 61 cm ) Image Size: 60 x 24 inches ( 152 x 61 ...
Screen
Alex Katz Original Etching Print, 2005, Framed, from Gloria Portfolio, 6
By Alex Katz
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Gloria 6 Medium: Etching on Zerkall Ingress paper Date: 2005 Portfolio: 2005 Gloria Edition: 25/100 Frame Size: 15" x 15" Sheet Size: 12" x 9" Image Size: 4...
Archival Pigment
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...
Archival Pigment
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, numbered and dated in...
Archival Pigment
$7,000
Vivien
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2022, Vivien is hand-signed and numbered in pencil, measuring 32 x 24 in. (81 x 61 cm.), unframed, from the edition of 150 as issued.
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 23.5 inches (60 x 46 cm) Signed and numbered edition of 75 Alex Katz is an Americ...
Archival Pigment
$6,500
Alex Katz - New Cutouts Accordion foldout Card Hand signed by Alex Katz, Framed
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz - New Cutouts Accordion Card at Robert Miller Gallery (Hand Signed by Alex Katz) , from the Estate of UACC President Cordelia Platt, 1993 This marvelous hand signed and dat...
Lithograph, Offset
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 elegant simplicity. Created in 2022 as an original two-color woodcut in an edit...
Woodcut
Alex Katz - "Plate 10" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
Face of the Poet
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Adored by collectors and art lovers the world over, Alex Katz is renowned for his elegant and distinctive version of figuration. Born in 1927, Katz has been dedicated to art-making ...
Aquatint
Gloria Etching Print, American Modern Style, 2000s, Excellent
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz’s Gloria is a compelling example of the artist’s iconic portrait style, characterized by bold simplicity, flattened forms, and a refined sense of elegance. Known for his ab...
Black and White, Etching
$14,850
Pas de Deux V
By Alex Katz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pas de Deux V (Red Grooms and Liz Ross) is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 36 x 20 inches, signed ‘Alex Katz’ lower left and numbered 75/150. From the edition of 173 (ther...
Paper, Screen
"Cynthia" Etching and Aquatint Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Katz, Alex Cynthia 1984 Vernis mou and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 18 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. 24 from the limited edition of 40 Hand Signed and Numbered Mint Condition
Etching, Aquatint
$9,000
Laura 3
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2018, Laura 3 is a two-color original etching, hand-signed in pencil and numbered, the artwork measures 42 x 42 in. (107 x 107 cm), unframed, from the edition...
Etching
Alex Katz - "Plate 21" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
$22,000
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
Screen
Gray Dress (Laura)
By Alex Katz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gray Dress (Laura) is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 36 x 28, signed 'Alex Katz' and annotated lower left, framed in a contemporary black fram...
Paper, Screen
$26,209
Coca-Cola Girl 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Alex Katz, Swim Suit, Woman, Red
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Coca-Cola Girl 4" is one of these timeless and beautyful women out of Alex Katz's Coca-Cola Girl series. These figures bare witness of his deep engagement with the ideas of advertis...
Screen
$29,783
Coca-Cola Girl 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Alex Katz, Swim Suit, Woman, Red
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Coca-Cola Girl 6" focuses on a "timeless beauty" which Alex Katz's Coca-Cola Girl series is famous for. These figures bear witness of his deep engagement with the ideas of advertism...
Screen
"Mac" Etching and Aquatint Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Katz, Alex Mac 1984 Vernis mou and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 18 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. 24 from the limited edition of 40 Hand Signed and Numbered Mint Condition
Etching, Aquatint
Alex Katz - "Plate 15" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
Alex Katz - "Plate 16" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
"Alain" Etching and Aquatint Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Katz, Alex Alain, 1984 Vernis mou and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 18 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. 24 from the limited edition of 40 Hand Signed and Numbered Mint Condition
Etching, Aquatint
"Alexandria" Etching and Aquatint Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Katz, Alex Alexandria 1984 Vernis mou and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 18 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. 24 from the limited edition of 40 Hand Signed and Numbered Mint Condition
Etching, Aquatint
Vincent 1 from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Vincent 1 from White Shirt series Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed and numbere...
Archival Pigment
Purple Tulips 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Purple Tulips 1 Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 100; signed...
Archival Pigment
Rob from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Rob from White Shirt series Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed and numbered in p...
Archival Pigment
"Annabel" Etching and Aquatint Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Katz, Alex Annabel 1984 Vernis mou and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 18 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. 24 from the limited edition of 40 Hand Signed and Numbered Mint Condition
Etching, Aquatint
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: ...
Archival Pigment
Perry from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Perry from White Shirt series Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed and numbered in...
Archival Pigment
Olivia 3 Silkscreen Print, Hand Signed, PP 4/4, 59 x 40 Inches
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Olivia 3 from Oliva suite. Hand signed by Alex Katz lower left. Hand numbered PP 4/4 lower right (there is also a main edition of 50). Artwork size: 59 x 40 inches. Published by L...
Paper, Screen
Viven in White Coat
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Edition 5/60 Signed and numbered by the artist Vivien in White Coat is a celebrated silkscreen print series featuring his daughter-in-law, documentary film maker, Vivien Bittencourt...
Archival Paper
Vincent 2 from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Vincent 2 from White Shirt series Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed and numbere...
Archival Pigment
"Rudy" Etching and Aquatint Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Katz, Alex Rudy 1984 Vernis mou and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 18 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. 24 from the limited edition of 40 Hand Signed and Numbered Mint Condition
Etching, Aquatint
$10,000
White Lotus 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Lotus 1 Year: 2023 Medium: Archival pigment inks on 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed and numbered in pencil Sheet: 32 × 48 in (81.3 × 121.9...
Archival Pigment
William from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: William from White Shirt series Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 50; signed and numbered ...
Archival Pigment
Alex Katz - "Plate 25" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
$55,000
White Visor
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Alex Katz White Visor 2003 Etching Aquatint 33 3/8 x 66 7/8 in. Edition of 75 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art ...
Etching, Aquatint
"Ron" Etching and Aquatint Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz 1984
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Katz, Alex Ron 1984 Vernis mou and aquatint on Hahnemuehle paper 18 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. 24 from the limited edition of 40 Hand Signed and Numbered Mint Condition
Etching, Aquatint
$16,000
Reflection 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 100 Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
$12,000
Spring 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The Spring series represents Katz’s profound engagement with the cyclical nature of time. The abstracted compositions of falling leaves or budding branches embody a conceptual rather...
Screen
Alex Katz - "Plate 14" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
Ada in Blue Hat - 2004 - Aquatint in 11 colors - Portrait of Ada Katz in Maine
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Ada in Blue Hat 2004 Aquatint in 11 colors 33 1/2 x 67 in. Edition of 75 Pencil signed and numbered With flat planes of rich, lovely color, Alex Katz’s landscapes and portraits evok...
Aquatint
$6,500
Laura 2
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2018, Laura 2 is an original etching, hand-signed in pencil and numbered, the artwork measures 42 x 42 in. (107 x 107 cm), unframed, fr...
Etching
Alex Katz - "Plate 24" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
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 simplicity. Created in 2022 as an original one-color woodcut in an edition of 150, t...
Woodcut
Alex Katz - "Plate 3" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
"Yellow Flags on White", Flowers, Yellow, White
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
We are proud to present a brand new edition by Alex Katz. "Yellow Flags on White" is one of the latest works that has been published. It is an homage to his landscape and flower artworks...
Pigment
Alex Katz - "Plate 17" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
Black Hat -- Woodcut, Print, Portrait by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in London, GB
Black Hat, 2012 Alex Katz Woodcut, on Somerset satin white Signed and numbered from the edition of 25 Printed by Collaborative Art Editions, Tampa Published by Lococo Fine Art Publi...
Woodcut
Alex Katz - "Plate 11" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print is priced fairly, offered at the same wholesale discount extended to our partner galleries and private dealers. We strongly encourage prospective buyers to compare our lis...
Etching
$16,750
Sasha 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Alex Katz (b. 1927) has been dedicated to art-making since the 1950's - however, it wasn't until the 60's when he established his signature 'flat' figurative style. Over the succeedi...
Laser, Archival Pigment
Large Head of Vincent
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Alex Katz (b. 1927) has been dedicated to art-making since the 1950's - however, it wasn't until the 60's when he established his signature 'flat' figurative style. Over the succeedi...
Aquatint