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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$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
$18,000
Ada 8
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Created by Alex Katz in 2022, Ada 8, from Ada Portfolio 2, is an original screenprint in 13 colors on Saunders paper. Hand-signed in pencil (lower left recto) and numbered from the e...
Screen
Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
"Olivia 2" by Alex Katz (2025) is a striking multicolored screen print on Museum quality fine art paper, signed and numbered in a limited edition of 50, showcasing Katz's iconic styl...
Screen
Alex Katz Forest 1992 Signed Aquatint Edition of 40
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) Title: Forest Medium: Aquatint in Five Colors Year: 1992 Image Size: 29.25" x 66.25" Frame Size: 35.75" x 72.75" x 1" Edition: 38/40 + 12 AP Pub...
Paper, Aquatint
White Lilies 6
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Lilies 6 Year: 2025 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper Sheet: 42 3/4 x 96 in (108.6 × 243.8 cm) Edition: 50...
Screen
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
Alex Katz Black Brook 1992 Signed Aquatinit Edition of 50
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Black Brook Medium: Aquatint in Colors on Wove Paper Sheet size: 30 3/8 x 66 7/8 Inches Edition: Publisher's Proof 1/4, aside from the standard edition of 50...
Aquatint, Wove Paper
$60,598
Coca-Cola Girl 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Alex Katz, Swim Suit, Woman, Red
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Coca-Cola Girl 1" is the first and maybe most iconic one out of Alex Katz's Coca-Cola Girl series. These figures bear witness of his deep engagement with the ideas of advertisment, ...
Screen
Vivien in Black Hat, Rare Screen Print, Hand Signed Ed. of 75, Framed, S. 464
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on Rives BFK paper. Hand signed in pencil by Alex Katz lower left. Hand numbered 23/75 in pencil lower left (there are also 8 artist's proofs). Artwork size: 28.75 x ...
Paper, Screen
White Shirt Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Shirt Portfolio Year: 2021 Medium: Six archival pigment ink prints on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper Sheets: 26 × 15 in (66× 38.1 cm...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Night: William Dunas Dance 1 (Pamela), Pop Art Print by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - ) Title: Night: William Dunas Dance 1 (Pamela) Year: 1983 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100, 42 AP Size: 25...
Lithograph
Summer Flowers, 2018
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz's Summer Flowers, 2018, this enamel-based silkscreen ink on gessoed canvas is hand-signed by Alex Katz (Brooklyn, 1927 - ). Inscribed P.S. 1/1 (publisher studio proof). Asi...
Canvas, Silk, Ink
$50,000
Springtime
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Springtime Year: 2026 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper Sheet: 42 x 72 inches (107 x 183 cm) Edition: 5...
Screen
Olivia 2 Silkscreen Print, Hand Signed, PP 4/4, 40 x 54 Inches
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
Olivia 2 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: 40 x 54 inches. Published by L...
Paper, Screen
$53,600Sale Price|20% Off
Yellow Tulips Screen Print, 15-Color on Museum Board, 2014, Unframed
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
'Yellow Tulips', 2014 Alex Katz 15-color silkscreen on 4-ply museum board 48.2 x 77 in. / 122 x 196 cm. The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sa...
Screen
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
Large Head of Vincent - aquatint print by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Large Head of Vincent" by Alex Katz - sugarlift aquatint on Arches Cover paper. Offered in simple white wooden frame. Print size: 61 x 35.5 inches Frame s...
Aquatint
$15,435
Sasha 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 2016 Edition : 68/100 Publisher : Lococo Fine Art (St. Louis) Printer : Lococo Fine Art (St. Louis) Catalogue : [Cantz 602, p. 344] Image dimensions : 86.00 cm. x 86.00 c...
Archival Pigment
White Lilies 4
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Lilies 4 Year: 2025 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper Sheet: 57 1/2 x 40 in (146.1 x 101.6 cm) Edition: 50...
Screen
American Dance Festival 2011 Poster
By Alex Katz
Located in Dubai, Dubai
American Dance Festival 2011 Poster By Alex Katz 2011 Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 48 x 34 inches ( 122 x 86 cm ) Image Size: 48 x 34 inches ( 122 x 86 cm ) Edition Size: 300,...
Screen
Alex Katz Red House Signed Pigment Print Edition of 70
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Red House Medium: Archival Pigment Print on Crane Museo Max 365 GSM Fine Art Paper Year: 2016 Image Size: 34 3/8" x 36" Frame Size: 38" x 40" x 1.5" Edition:...
Archival Pigment
$14,000
Olivia 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper Edition of 50
Paper, Screen
$2,800
Alex Katz - The Rowboat Lt Ed screenprint on rose-toned wove paper, plate signed
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint on rose-toned wove paper, 1966 Limited Edition of 500 Plate (printed) signature This is an exhibition poster for a benefit sale held at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC...
Screen
Alex Katz Sunrise 2021 Signed Large Color Lithograph Edition of 70
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Sunrise Medium: Lithograph in Colors Size: 46" h x 34.625" Year: 2021 Edition: 17/70 Published by: Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa Inscript...
Paper, Lithograph
$21,724
Coca-Cola Girl 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Alex Katz, Swim Suit, Woman, Red
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Coca-Cola Girl 3" is one out of Alex Katz's Coca-Cola Girl series. These figures bare witness of his deep engagement with the ideas of advertisment, figurative art and how to come t...
Screen
Good Afternoon 2 (Gray Rowboat), Unique Monotype on Canvas by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Alex Katz Good Afternoon 2 (Gray Rowboat) is one from a series of 8 unique monotype screenprints with stencil and hand-painting. The col...
Canvas, Screen
$14,796Sale Price|20% Off
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
$26,000
Straw Hat 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
With flat planes of rich color, Alex Katz’s landscapes and portraits evoke the smooth aesthetics of advertising billboards and film. The prolific artist is especially well known for ...
Archival Pigment
Original Alex Katz Etching on Paper, 2005, Gloria 10
By Alex Katz
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Gloria 10 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: ...
Archival Pigment
Alex Katz 'Reflection 2'
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz (born 1927) Reflection 2 2021 Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper 47 x 39.5 inches (119 x 100.3 cm) Edition of 81/100 With flat plane...
Screen
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
Night: William Dunas Dance 2(Pamela), Pop Art Print by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - ) Title: Night: William Dunas Dance 1 (Pamela) Year: 1983 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100, 42 AP Size: 25...
Lithograph
Alex Katz Original Etching Print, 2005, Framed, from Gloria Portfolio, 16
By Alex Katz
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Gloria 16 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: ...
Archival Pigment
Alex Katz Bicycle Rider Signed Lithograph Edition of 250
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) Title: Bicycle Rider Medium: Seventeen-color Lithograph on Arches Cover Paper Year: 1982 Sheet Size: 22 x 30 inches (55.9 x 76.2 cm) Edition: 4/...
Paper, Lithograph
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
$2,250
Edges 9
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Adored by collectors and art lovers around the globe, Alex Katz (b. 1927) is renowned for his elegant and distinctive version of figuration. Katz has been dedicated to art-making si...
Etching
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
Hardback Monograph: Alex Katz in Maine (hand signed and dated by Alex Katz)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz in Maine, 2005 Hardback monograph (hand signed and dated by Alex Katz) Boldly signed and dated 6.9.10 by Alex Katz on the first front end page 9 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 3/4 inches T...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Nicole 2 Silkscreen Print, Hand Signed, PP 4/4, 59 x 40 Inches
By Alex Katz
Located in Aventura, FL
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. Artwork is in excellent condition. About...
Paper, Screen
Yellow Flags Archival Pigment Print, Signed, 49/150, 21st Century
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Yellow Flags Medium: Archival Pigment Ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 GSM Fine Art Paper Year: 2020 Sheet Size: 33" x 22" Frame Size: 38" x 27" x 1.5" E...
Archival Pigment
$32,000
Straw Hat 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
woman in straw hat with eyes closed
Archival Pigment
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
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
$17,250
Purple Wind
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Alex Katz was born in 1924 to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, as the son of an émigré who had lost a factory he owned in Russia to the Soviet revolution. In 1928 the family moved to St. Albans, Queens, where Katz grew up. From 1946 to 1949 Katz studied at The Cooper Union in New York, and from 1949 to 1950 he studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. Skowhegan exposed him to painting from life, which would prove pivotal in his development as a painter and remains a staple of his practices today. Katz explains that Skowhegan's plein air painting gave him "a reason to devote my life to painting." Every year from early June to mid-September, Katz moves from his SoHo loft to a 19th-century clapboard farmhouse in Lincolnville, Maine. A summer resident of Lincolnville since 1954, he has developed a close relationship with local Colby College. From 1954 to 1960, he made a number of small collages of still lifes, Maine landscapes, and small figures. He met Ada Del...
Screen
Yellow Flags on Brown
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
An artwork of uncommon beauty, Yellow Flags on Brown, 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
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
Master American Contemporaries
By Alex Katz
Located in Wien, 9
The art work is signed in the print at the lower left and numbered in pencil: P.P. II/IV This special art piece "Master American Contemporaries" by Alex Katz (*1927) is a colour lit...
Lithograph, Paper
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 Original Aquatint Print, 1978, Framed, Tony Towle
By Alex Katz
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Tony Towle Portfolio: Face of the Poet Medium: Aquatint in colors on J. Green Hotpress paper Date: 1978 Edition: 22/25 Frame Size: 17 1/4" x 21 3/4" Sheet Si...
Aquatint
$7,152Sale Price|20% Off
Alex Katz Man With Pipe Signed and Numbered Etching & Aquatint Contemporary Art
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Man with Pipe Medium: Etching and Aquatint in Colors Image Dims: 19 1/2" x 26" Frame Dims: 25 1/2" x 31 1/2" Year: 1984 Edition: 51/185 Inscription: Edition ...
Etching, Aquatint, Paper
$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
$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
White Lilies 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: White Lilies 2 Year: 2025 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper Sheet: 57 1/2 x 40 in (146.1 x 101.6 cm) Edition: 50...
Screen
Ada Four Times 4
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...
Lithograph, Screen
Purple Tulips 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Adored by collectors and art lovers around the globe, Alex Katz is renowned for his elegant and distinctive version of figuration. Born in 1927, Katz has been dedicated to art-makin...
Rag Paper, 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
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
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
Alex Katz 'Sara' Signed Screenprint 2012
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present) Sara, from Three Portraits Silkscreen Suite 32-color silkscreen on Rising museum board signed and numbered 23/60 in pencil. Published by Lococo Fine Art Pub...
Archival Paper, Screen
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