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 Sunny Silkscreen on Aluminum Signed 2004 Edition of 70
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Sunny Medium: Silkscreen Print on Aluminum Stand Size: 5"h x 6"w x 1.5"d Year: 2004 Edition: 62/70 Publisher: Parkett Publishers, Zürich and New York Printer...
Metal
Dancer 2 Cutout Aluminum Sculpture, Pop Art, Signed, Edition 30/60
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
$24,113
Black Dress 9 (Christy) - 21st Century, Alex Katz, Figurative Sculpture, Woman
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
The "Black Dress" sculptures by Alex Katz are more than figurative sculptures. They are a homage to elegance, fashion and the female body. This cut-out is made from powder-coated alu...
Other Medium
$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
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
Alex Katz 'Dancer 2' Signed Aluminum Cutout 2020
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present) Katz' 2020 'Dancer 2' is a cutout with UV-cured archival inks on shaped powder-coated aluminum, mounted to aluminum base. Incised 'Alex Katz', dated and num...
Metal
Dancer 2 (cutout) - ballet, dancing, light blue, black, blonde, dress
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Dancer 1" is from Alex Katz Dancer series. He is obsessed by fashion and the ballet and often works together with models and dancers. His works show ...
Other Medium
Ada 2 (Outline) - shining, silvery, beauty, sculpture, polished aluminum
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Ada 2 (Outline)" is a stunning piece of art. Usually, Katz is well known for his cut-outs, but this is an "outline" sculpture made of high glossy polished aluminum. It is light as a...
Bronze
Black Dress 2 (Cecily) - 21st Century, Alex Katz, Figurative Sculpture, Woman
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
The "Black Dress" sculptures by Alex Katz are more than figurative sculptures. They are a homage to elegance, fashion and the female body. This cut-out is made from powder-coated alu...
Other Medium
Dancer 3 on Rod
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 15
Metal
Price Upon Request
Dancer II, Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created as a three-dimensional cut-out on aluminum by Alex Katz in 2020, Dancer II is printed the same on each side with UV-cured archival inks and mounted on an aluminum base. With...
Archival Ink
Price Upon Request
Maine Cow, Sculpture by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mixed media sculpture by Alex Katz from 2007. A three-dimensional representation of a cow lounging in a pasture. Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - ) ...
Aluminum, Bronze
$2,500
H 15 in W 14 in D 7 in
“Glitter Balloon Pink” – Deep Acrylic Glittered Cast Wall Mount
By Plastic Jesus
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and ...
Acrylic Polymer, Glitter
Skull Dollars - Pop Art Sculptures
By Alben
Located in New York, NY
Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including P...
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media
$3,387
H 66.93 in W 21.66 in D 9.85 in
Large Limited Edition Powder Coated Mild Steel Sculpture "Returning from Mars"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, powder coated mild steel sculpture on a steel footing. Edition of 4/7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Steel
Mother & Child
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
The sculpture titled "Mother & Child" by Bettina Seitz beautifully captures the intimate bond between a caregiver and an infant through its elegant form. Crafted from a unique white ...
Stone
$4,363
H 70.87 in W 39.38 in D 9.85 in
Large Limited Edition Rusted Mild Steel Sculpture "Falling Down"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, rusted mild steel sculpture on a steel footing. Edition of 7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Steel
Mezuza - The twelve tribes - Shimon
By Marc Chagall
Located in Jerusalem, IL
The Chagall mezuzah collection is a limited edition art project celebrating the art of one of the most iconic Jewish artist in history. This edition, ...
Screen
$3,674
H 70.87 in W 31.5 in D 9.85 in
Large Limited Edition Powder Coated Mild Steel Figure Sculpture "Split Walker"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, two-piece powder coated mild steel sculpture on steel footings. Edition of 7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Steel
$10,000Sale Price|33% Off
H 18.13 in W 15.75 in
Image-miroir (Mirror Image), 1965
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1965, this sculpture is hand signed by Victor Vasarely (1906 – 1997) in black ink on one of the aluminum panels in the lower right (nearest to the center cross-section); f...
Metal
$1,500
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 2 in
Os Gêmeos Skateboard Street Contemporary Graffiti Edition of 300 Silkscreened
By Os Gêmeos
Located in Draper, UT
Edition of 300. Museum of Graffiti exclusive. OSGEMEOS (b. 1974, São Paulo, Brazil), translated as “THE TWINS”, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, have worked together since birth. As children growing up in the streets of the traditional district of Cambuci (SP), they developed a distinct way of playing and communicating through artistic language. With the encouragement of their family, and the introduction of Hip Hop culture in Brazil in the 1980s, OSGEMEOS found a direct connection to their dynamic and magical world and a way to communicate with the public. Guided mainly by their willpower, together they explored with dedication and care the various techniques of painting, drawing and sculpture, and had the streets as their place of study. Artist: Os gemeos Limited edition of only 300 Skateboards Released by Graffiti Of Museum only released during Art Basel 2023...
Screen
$1,492
H 7.88 in W 13 in D 13 in
Ram's Head Contemporary Plaster Sculpture with Green Patina Ancient Rome Style
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary plaster sculpture of a ram’s head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece with a reference to Neoclassicism and Neoclassical period old masters, when the discoveries of archaeological sites became the focal point in art history between the 18th and 19th century. The artist is able to attribute incredible details to this work of art featuring a majestic appearance due to its large curling ridged horns. This animal figurative work of art is sculpted on the round, the artist took inspiration both from his imagination and archaic reminiscences. He modeled the inert chalk creating an animal with very real facial expression and incredible realistic features with intricate detailed head. This sculpture is the plaster cast hand modeled by the artist that served him as a reference model to create a bronze sculpture with the lost wax technique, also the bronze version is on sale on my page. So it represents the first phase of a fascinating and long process of creating sculptural art, a studio piece made as a maquette before a bronze version was cast. The present aries' head sculpture has been painted to simulate the green patina that archaeological metal sculptures take over the centuries. Two green patina sculptures...
Plaster, Lacquer, Paint, Chalk
$500
H 4 in W 4 in D 4 in
popart wall sculpture contemporary interior 3-D plexi astroboy peanut pop art
By Steve Casino
Located in New York, NY
Hand made wall sculpture He is represented by Krause Gallery in NYC Steve Casino resides in Kentucky, but as he quips the small town atmosphere doesn't mean he isn't a world class ...
Metal, Wire
$1,040
H 21.26 in W 7.68 in D 3.94 in
'Space Between' Wooden Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez
By Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez
Located in Paris, FR
Space Between by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez Burnt Wood Sculpture Dimensions: H. 54 x 19.5 x 10 cm Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Col...
Wood
Sold
H 65 in W 42 in D 1 in
Ariel 2 Hand Signed Silkscreen Print, Pop Art, 2021, 27/60, Framed
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on Saunders Waterford paper. Hand signed by Alex Katz lower left. Hand numbered 27/60 lower left (there were also 20 artist's proofs). Artwork size: 60 x 37...
Screen, Paper
Cow, Pop Art Sculpture by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alex Katz, American (1927 - ) - Cow Sculpture, Year: 2004, Medium: Screenprinting aluminum (double-sided), signed and numbered in pen lower left, Edition: 99, Size: 41.25 x 16.25...
Metal
ALEX KATZ "Black Dress - 8" 2018
By Alex Katz
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Black Dress 8 Medium: Cutout from shaped aluminum Size: 23 x 8 x 2 inches Edition: XX/35 Year: 2018 Signature: Incised signature...
Metal
ALEX KATZ "Black Dress - 3" 2018
By Alex Katz
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Black Dress 3 Medium: Cutout from shaped aluminum Size: 23 x 8 x 2 inches Edition: XX/35 Year: 2018 Signature: Incised signature Condition: Artwork is in exc...
Metal
ALEX KATZ "Black Dress - Yvonne 6" 2018
By Alex Katz
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Black Dress 6 Medium: Cutout from shaped aluminum Size: 23 x 8 x 2 inches Edition: XX/35 Year: 2018 Signature: Incised signature Condition: Artwork is in exc...
Metal
Alex Katz - Cow, 2004 - Screenprint on cut aluminum
By Alex Katz
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Alex Katz Cow, 2004 Screenprint on cut aluminum in forty-five colors sculpture, printed on recto and verso 16 5/8 × 41 1/2 × 1/8 in. - 42.2 × 105.4 × 0.3 cm. Edition Number: AP 2/15 ...
Metal, Bronze
ALEX KATZ "BLACK DRESS 7" 2018
By Alex Katz
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Black Dress 7 Medium: Cutout from shaped aluminum Size: 23 x 8 x 2 inches Edition: 11/35 Year: 2018 Signature: Incised signature Condition: Artwork is in exc...
Metal
ALEX KATZ "BLACK DRESS 5 (ULLA)" 2018
By Alex Katz
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Black Dress 5 (Ulla) Medium: Cutout from shaped aluminum Size: 23 x 8 x 2 inches Edition: 11/35 Year: 2018 Signature: Incised signature Condition: Artwork is...
Metal
BLACK DRESS 1 (YI)
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
From Black Dress portfolio. Cutouts from shaped powder-coated aluminum, printed the same on each side with UV cured archival inks, clear coated, and mounted to 1/4 inch stainless ste...
Metal
Sold
H 22.84 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in
Black Dress 8 (Ruth) - 21st Century, Alex Katz, Figurative Sculpture, Woman
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
The "Black Dress" sculptures by Alex Katz are more than figurative sculptures. They are a homage to elegance, fashion and the female body. This cut-out is made from powder-coated alu...
Other Medium
Sold
H 22.84 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in
Black Dress 7 (Carmen) - 21st Century, Alex Katz, Figurative Sculpture, Woman
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
The "Black Dress" sculptures by Alex Katz are more than figurative sculptures. They are a homage to elegance, fashion and the female body. This cut-out is made from powder-coated alu...
Other Medium
"Coca-Cola Girl"
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
After the series of "Coca-Cola Girls", Alex Katz published a small Coca-Cola Cut out. In 2021 the large-scale sculpture "Coca-Cola Girl" appeared. The two-side sculpture is made of h...
Enamel