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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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.
Paper, Archival Pigment
Azaleas on Yellow (from Flowers Portfolio)
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Azaleas on Yellow (from Flowers Portfolio) Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 100; signed...
Archival Pigment
Alex Katz, Night (from Northern Landscapes): Woodcut, Pop Art, Signed Print
By Alex Katz
Located in Hamburg, DE
Alex Katz (American, born 1927) Night (from Northern Landscapes), 1994 Medium: Woodcut in colors, on Japan paper Dimensions: 51 × 40.5 cm (20 1/10 × 15 9/10 in) Edition of 100: Hand-...
Woodcut
$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
$280Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Screen
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
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
Portraits: Yvonne
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 chalk or charcoal on brown paper, th...
Etching
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
Looking at Art With Alex Katz, hardback monograph hand signed by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Looking at Art With Alex Katz (hand signed by Alex Katz), 2018 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed in black pen on the title page) hand signed by Alex Katz in ...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board
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
Eric from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Eric 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
William Dunas Dance 4 - Pamela, Framed Lithograph by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fourth Pose from the Night: William Dunas Dance suite by Alex Katz. The piece is framed in an exquisite hand-carved white gold leaf museum frame. Artist: Alex Katz, American (192...
Lithograph
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
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...
Etching
Boy with Branch I, 1975 Aquatint on Paper by Alex Katz, Limited edition of 90
By Alex Katz
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Alex Katz (born 1927)
Boy with Branch I (Maravell 77), 1975
Aquatint in colors on wove paper
Image and sheet: 60.9 × 101.9 cm (24 × 40 1/8 in)
Signed in penc...
Paper, Aquatint
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
Nicole 2, 2026
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz Nicole 2, 2026 is a Silkscreen in colors on Saunders paper is hand-signed by Alex Katz (Brooklyn, 1927 - ) in pencil in the lower left and ...
Screen
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
"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
Alex Katz Striped Jacket Signed Color Lithograph Contemporary Art
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Striped Jacket Medium: Lithograph in colors on Arches Roll Cover paper Image Size: 29 3/8" x 37 1/8" Frame Size: 39" x 47" Year: 1981 Edition: 41/58 Inscript...
Lithograph, Paper
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
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
$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 30 in. Edition of 70 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shi...
Woodcut
$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 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 signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art
Screen
Peonies (from Flowers Portfolio)
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Peonies (from Flowers Portfolio) Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 100; signed and number...
Archival Pigment
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 monumentalize common moments of everyday life. Katz was influenced by the golden age of the billboard business when hand-painted advertisements...
Screen
$55,000
Cow
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered in verso silkscreened printed in enamel inks on shaped aluminum with bronze base 48 1/8 x 72 5/8 x 10 1/2 in from edition of 25
Bronze, Enamel
Alex Katz - "Plate 13" 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
"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
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
"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
"Purple Irises on Red", Iris, Purple, Red, Flowers, Landscape
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
We are proud to present a brand new edition by Alex Katz. "Purple Irises on Red" is one of the latest works that have been published. Edition of 100, signed, numbered and dated.
Pigment
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
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...
Archival Pigment
Alex Katz 'Yvonne' Stainless Steel Multiple with Impressed Signature 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’....
Stainless Steel
$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 edition of 100 in lower margin. Alex Katz is an American painter renowned for his large-...
Archival Pigment
$15,960
Jessica (Cutout, Weather Vane) Sculpture, Signed Aluminum, 2/35 Edition, 68.5 in
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors, on two sides of cut aluminum, mounted on a metal stand and base. Hand singed by Alex Katz on verso. Hand numbered 2/35 on verso (there were also 7 artist's ...
Metal
$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
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
$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
Olivia 1, 2025
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz Olivia 1, 2025, is a stunning addition to Katz's iconic portrait series, Olivia 1 (2025) captures the artist's signature minimalist style with bold, flat colors and subtle ...
Screen
Pas de Deux II
By Alex Katz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pas de Deux II (Danny Moynihan and Laura Faber) is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 36 x 20 inches, signed ‘Alex Katz’ lower left and numbered 107/150. From the edition of ...
Paper, Screen
$13,250
Green Jacket
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...
Screen
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
Eric and Anni
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 s...
Woodcut
$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
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...
Screen
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
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 simplicity. Created in 2022 as an original one-color woodcut in an edition of just ...
Woodcut
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
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
$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
$10,000
White Lotus 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Lotus 2 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
Alex Katz - "Plate 19 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
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Etching
Alex Katz - "Plate 12" From GLORIA Portfolio (Original Etching, 2005) Ed 100
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Etching
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
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