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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"Yellow Flags on Brown", Flowers, Still life, Yellow, Brown
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
We are proud to present a brand new edition by Alex Katz. "Yellow Flags on Brown" is one of the latest works that has been published. It is an homage to his landscape and flower artworks...
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
$22,000
Dancer 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in 25-colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper edition of 60
Screen
Monograph: Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz), 2017 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as issued (Hand signed by Alex Katz) Hand signed by Alex Katz on the first...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$64,000Sale Price|20% Off
White Roses Screen Print, Signed Edition of 50, 2014, 42.5 x 85.4 in.
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
'White Roses', 2014 Alex Katz Screen print in colors 42.5 x 85.4 in. / 108 x 217 cm. Edition of 50, Signed by the Artist The specific information regarding edition will be provided ...
Screen
Portraits: Alba
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
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
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
$42,400Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Hat Etching and Aquatint, Abstract Expressionist, 2003, Framed
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
'Blue Hat', 2003 Alex Katz Etching and Aquatint 33.5 x 66.9 in. / 85 x 170 cm Edition of 75, Signed by Artist The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time...
Screen
$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
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
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
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...
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
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
Summer, 2024
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz, Summer, 2024, this Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper is hand-signed by Alex Katz (Brooklyn, 1927 - ) numbered from the edition of 60...
Archival Pigment
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
$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
White Lilies 4
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2025, White Lilies 4 is a screenprint in colors on Saunders Waterford paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 50, the artwork measures 5...
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
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
White Lilies 2
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2025, White Lilies 2 is a screenprint in colors on Saunders Waterford paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 50, the artwork measures 5...
Screen
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 gsm 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm) unframed Signed and numbered edition of 100 Alex Kat...
Archival Pigment
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
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
White Lotus 10
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Lotus 10 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....
Archival Pigment
$15,960Sale Price|20% Off
Jessica (Cutout, Weather Vane), rare aluminum sculpture
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
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
Goldenrod (from Flowers Portfolio)
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Goldenrod (from Flowers Portfolio) Year: 2021 Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Edition: 86/100; signed and ...
Archival Pigment
"Bella" Lithograph in Colors, 1972
By Alex Katz
Located in Astoria, NY
Alex Katz (American, b. 1927), "Bella", Lithograph in Colors, 1972, numbered edition "194 / 200" lower right, white-washed wood frame. Image: 33.5" H x 23.5" W; frame: 38.5" H x 28....
Lithograph
$28,000
Tree 8
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Alex Katz Tree 8 2022 Woodcut and Lithograph 39 3/4 x 39 1/4 in. Edition of 60 Pencil signed and numbered
Lithograph, 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
$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
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
$16,000Sale Price|20% Off
Olivia 3 (from Oliva suite), large hand signed silkscreen
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
Autumn 6, 2023
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz Autumn 6, 2023 is Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper is hand-signed by Alex Katz (Brooklyn, 1927 - ) numbered from the edition of 75. C...
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
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
William Dunas Dance 4 - Pamela, Lithograph by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - ) Title: Night: William Dunas Dance II Year: 1983 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 106/125 and there were also 17 artist...
Lithograph
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
$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
Give Me Tomorrow
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 in the original gray linen-covered portfolio. Born in...
Aquatint
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
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...
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
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 18" 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
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
$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
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
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
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
$17,600Sale Price|20% Off
Dancer 2 (Cutout), rare aluminum sculpture
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Cutout from shaped powder-coated aluminum, printed the same on each side with UV-cured archival inks, clear coated and mounted to a 3/8 inch aluminum base. Artist's signature incis...
Metal
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
$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
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, ...
Handmade Paper, Engraving, 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
$14,000
Reflection 2
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created in 2021 as an archival pigment print, Alex Katz's Reflection 2 is hand-signed and numbered. Measuring 47 x 39 1/2 in. (119 x 100.3 cm.), unframed, this artwork is from the ed...
Archival Pigment
Purple Irises on White
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Purple Irises on White 2023 Archival pigment ink print, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm 24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm) unframed Signed and numbered edition of 100 Alex K...
Archival Pigment