Alex Katz Portrait Prints
American, b. 1927
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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Artist: Alex Katz
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...
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2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Pas de Deux Suite
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 1995, Pas de Deux is comprised of five individual screenprints, each hand-signed and numbered, each measuring 36 x 20 inches (91.4 x 50.8 cm), each, unframed,...
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20th Century Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
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 numbered, the artwork measuring 36 x 108 in. (91.5 x 274 cm),...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Etching
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Etching
Homage to Degas
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2020, Homage to Degas is an archival pigment print on Innova Etching Cotton Rag paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered, the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Belinda
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2017, Belinda is an archival pigment print on Crane Museo Max paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered, the artwork measures 30 x 22 in. (76 x 56 cm), unfram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Alba
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2017, Alba is an archival pigment print on Crane Museo Max paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered, the artwork measures 30 x 22 in. (76 x 56 cm), unframed,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Jessica
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2017, Jessica is an archival pigment print on Crane Museo Max paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered, the artwork measures 30 x 22 in. (76 x 56 cm), unfram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Laura x4
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Alex Katz in 2018, Laura x4 is a photoengraving and aquatint on Saunders Waterford paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered, the artwork measures 42 x 168 in. (107 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Photogravure, Aquatint
Straw Hat 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information:
Alex Katz
Straw Hat 3
2022
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
75 1/2 x 42 in.
Edition of 100
P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Sunrise 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information:
Alex Katz
Sunrise 1
2022
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
54 x 40 1/2 in.
Edition of 100
Pencil signed and numbered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
Sunrise 2
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by the artist in 2022, Sunrise 2 is an 8-color woodcut print on Hiromi Izumi paper measuring 25 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (65 x 44 cm), unframed, the artwork hand-signed in pencil, an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Woodcut
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. Available for local pick...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Barry, Edward and Chris
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
Barry, Edward and Chris, 1985
pencil on paper
24 3/4 x 18 in. (62.9 x 45.7 cm)
Category
1980s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Pencil
June Ekman's Class: Yvonne
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Yvonne, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Timmie
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Timmie, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Thalia
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Thalia, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Roxanne
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Roxanne, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Nancy
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Nancy, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 28.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Mary
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Mary, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 28.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Kasha
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Kasha, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 28.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: June
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: June, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 28.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Judy
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Judy, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Fran
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Fran, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
June Ekman's Class: Harmony
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
June Ekman's Class: Harmony, 1972
aquatint, edition of 50
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Caroline
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
Caroline, 1977
lithograph, edition of 60
27 x 21 in. (68.6 x 53.3 cm)
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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 57.2 cm)
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
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. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
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. (76.2 x 57.2 cm
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
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. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
Category
1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen, Lithograph
Ariel 2
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and enigmatic image rendered as an original screenprint created in 2021, Ariel 2 is hand-signed and numbered by Alex Katz, the artwork measuring 60 x 37 in. (153 x 94 cm)...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Woodcut
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 just 7...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Woodcut
Vivien in White Coat
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Alex Katz
Vivien in White Coat
2021
Silkscreen
54 x 39 in.
Edition of 60
Pencil signed and numbered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Ariel 4 and 5
By Alex Katz
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Medium: 2 color wood cut prints on Somerset white 300 GSM paper
Size: 46 x 40 cm each
Edition of 60
Both prints are signed and numbered
Category
2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Big Smile (Vivien)
By Alex Katz
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Size: 35 x 70 inches (89 x 178 cm)
Edition of 100
Signed and numbered
Category
2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Ink
Laura 3
By Alex Katz
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Medium: Two-color etching on Saunders Waterford, HP, High White, 425 gsm, fine art paper
Size: 42 x 42 inches (107 x 107 cm)
Signed and numbered
Edition of 50
Category
2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Straw Hat Vivien
By Alex Katz
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Alex Katz work consists of a green background with the portrait of a woman with dark hair dressed in white wearing a straw hat. This original silkscreen print on paper is guaranteed authentic and is hand signed by the artist.
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: "Straw Hat Vivien...
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2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
Alex Katz 'Big Smile (Vivian)'
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz (born 1927)
Big Smile (Vivien)
2021
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
35 x 70 inches (89 x 178 cm)
Edition o...
Category
2010s Modern Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Alex Katz 'Big Smile (Vivian)'
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz (born 1927)
Big Smile (Vivien)
2021
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
35 x 70 inches (89 x 178 cm)
Edition o...
Category
2010s Modern Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
White Shirt
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created in 2021 as a suite of six individual archival pigment prints, Alex Katz's White Shirt prints are each hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Each measuring 26 x 15 in. (66 x 38 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Big Smile (Vivien)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created in 2021 as an archival pigment print, Alex Katz's Big Smile (Vivien) is hand-signed and numbered. Measuring 35 x 70 in. (89 x 178 cm.), unframed, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Straw Hat Vivien
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information:
Alex Katz
Straw Hat Vivien
2021
Silkscreen
80 x 44 in.
Edition of 60
Pencil signed and numbered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Ariel
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Ariel
2021
Silkscreen on Saunders Waterford 425 gsm fine art paper
Diptych 60 x 37 inches (153 x 94 cm) each
Edition of 60
Suite of 2: $32,000
Single print also available. Please c...
Category
2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Vivien with Hat
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Alex Katz
Vivien with Hat
2021
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag fine art paper
36 x 48 in.
Edition of 150
Pencil signed & numbered
Accompani...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sasha 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Alex Katz
Sasha 1
2016
Archival pigment inks on Crane Museo Max paper
32 x 16 in.
Edition of 90
Pencil signed & numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pas de Deux I, Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint in colors was created in 1993/94. Hand-signed by the artist and numbered, from the edition of 150 measuring 36 x 20 in. (91.5 x 51 cm.). Available for local pick up ...
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20th Century Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Pas de Deux II, Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint in colors was created in 1993/94. Hand-signed by the artist and numbered, from the edition of 150 measuring 36 x 20 in. (91.5 x 51 cm.). Available for local pick up ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Pas de Deux IV
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint in colors was created in 1993/94. Hand-signed by the artist and numbered, from the edition of 150 measuring 36 x 20 in. (91.5 x 51 cm.). Available for local pick up ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Pas de Deux III, Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint in colors was created in 1993/94. Hand-signed by the artist and numbered, from the edition of 150 measuring 36 x 20 in. (91.5 x 51 cm.). Available for local pick up ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Pas de Deux V
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint in colors was created in 1993/94. Hand-signed by the artist and numbered, from the edition of 150 measuring 36 x 20 in. (91.5 x 51 cm.). Available for local pick up ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Grey Dress
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint in colors on Arches paper was created by the artist in 1992. Signed in pencil and numbered, from the edition of 150 measuring 36 X 28 in. (91.44 x x 71.1 cm.). Avail...
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20th Century Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Color
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