Alex Katz Art
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
"Olivia 1" signed, numbered limited edition silkscreen by artist Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Olivia 1" silkscreen of a woman by artist Alex Katz. Published by Lococo Fine Art Publisher, St. Louis. Printed in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper and frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Goldenrod
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...
Category
2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Rag Paper, Laser, Archival Pigment
$20,750
Azaleas on Yellow, from The Flowers Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in London, GB
Archival pigment print, 2021, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, Lococo Publishing, Missouri, 119 x 86 cm. (46¾ x 33¾ in.)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ariel
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Alex Katz
Ariel (set of 3)
2016
Baked archival UV inks on shaped powder-coated aluminum
60 x 28 in. (overall dimensions)
Edition of 40
Engraved signed and n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Aluminum, Cut Steel
$33,750
Alex Katz
Rudy
Signed Pencil Drawing 1973
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Alex Katz' 'Rudy' is a 1972 graphite drawing on paper. This
original piece is signed 'Alex Katz '73', previously acquired from Marlborough Gallery, New Yor...
Category
1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Pencil
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
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
$22,000
Autumn 6
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 75
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
$14,000
Dancer 3 on Rod
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 15
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Metal
Purple irises on red
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 100
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Rag Paper, Etching, Archival Pigment
Kate
By Alex Katz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ARTIST: Alex Katz
TITLE: Kate
MEDIUM: Original Cyanotype on paper
SIZE: 45 1/4 in X 29 3/4 in
EDITION: From the Rare Limited...
Category
Early 2000s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
$8,750
Yellow flags on white
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 150.
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Rag Paper, Etching, Archival Pigment
Alex Katz
Profile of Vincent
Signed Drypoint on German Etching Paper 1974
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Katz's 1974 'Profile of Vincent' is a drypoint on German etching paper. Signed and numbered to lower left ‘AP 5/10 Alex Katz’. This work is artist's proof 5...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Archival Paper, Lithograph
Ada 6 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 6 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in (137.16 x 102.87 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 9 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 9 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in (137.16 x 102.87 cm)
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada 5 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 5 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Ada (Black)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 150
1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Portfolio of ten 1-color etchings, hand-pulled on 300 gsm Somerset Satin White fine art paper. Edition 10/40. Plate size 9 x 9 in. Paper size 13 x 13 in.
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
$28,750
Red Dancer 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in 25-colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper
edition of 60
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
$22,000
Ada in Blue Hat - 2004 - Aquatint in 11 colors - Portrait of Ada Katz in Maine
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Ada in Blue Hat
2004
Aquatint in 11 colors
33 1/2 x 67 in.
Edition of 75
Pencil signed and numbered
With flat planes of rich, lovely color, Alex Katz’s landscapes and portraits evok...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Aquatint
Coca-Cola Girl
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Archival pigment inks on Entrada Rag Bright 300 gsm paper. Edition 41/100, suite of two.
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Dancer 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Silkscreen in 25-colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper
edition of 60
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
$20,000
Sweatshirt 2 (Alex and Ada Suite)
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Alex Katz
Sweatshirt 2 (Alex and Ada Suite)
1990
Screenprint
36 x 28 5/8 in.
Edition of 150
Pencil signed and numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum...
Category
1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Freesia, Contemporary, Woodcut, Flowers, Yellow and Black
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
The present work “Freesia” by Alex Katz from 2023 is a color woodcut in seven colors. In terms of both style and motif, the work is one of the most recent in his landscape and floral...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Porcelain Beauty - enamel, aluminum, black and white
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
The set "Porcelain Beauty" consists of 6 porcelain enamel artworks on aluminum plate. Alex Katz was life-long influenced by advertising e.g. the Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Enamel
Halsey - portrait, smile, earring, pearl, brown hair
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
This is one of the latest prints by Alex Katz. The half portrait is an audacious way to create a portrait. The multiple zoom and the clear frontal portrait are very typical for Katz ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Digital 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Straw Hat 3 - dreaming, straw hat, summer, portrait
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
In 2022 Alex Katz published the Straw Hat series. These are three beautiful works showing individual portraits of women, each wearing a kind of straw hat. They have this warm, summer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Yellow Flags 4 - 21st Century, Alex Katz Landscape Print, Orang, Yellow, Flowers
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
Yellow Flags 4 - 21st Century, Alex Katz Landscape Print, Orange, Yellow, Flowers,
"Yellow Flags 4" is one of Alex Katz's famous flower prints. His flowers are the most reduced form...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Beauty 5 - etching, black and white, Katz, Ada, sunglasses
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Beauty 5" is from Alex Katz' Beauty series. The topic "beauty" is a very important one for Katz. His whole body of work is due to beauty and it is a reminiscence to his wife Ada, to...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Other Medium
Dancer 2 - 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Dancer 1 - ballet, dancing, lilac, black
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Bronze
Sunrise 1 - Portrait, hat, shadow, sun light, lilac, blonde
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Sunrise 1", a cool, zoomed portrait in the characteristic style of Alex Katz. Wonderful colors and a the feeling of a hot summer day. Signed "Alex Katz" bottom right and numbered "3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Other Medium
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Other Medium
Laura 5 - gray, grey, portrait, profile, shades
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Laura 5" is a very special work by Alex Katz. Despite from that he became famous for his bright colors, this print is made in various shades of gray. So this classical Katz portrait...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Red Hat Ada - woodcut, red hat, en face, portrait, red and black
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Red Hat Ada" is a very typical portrait of Alex Katz' wife and life-long muse Ada. Over 70 years of marriage, he has depicted her uncountably often. This is a very outstanding portr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Flags - woodcut, flowers, flags, Katz, black and white
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Flags" is a stunning woodcut from 2013. It is a very stylized view over a wide flower meadow. Typically, Katz is using a clear and straight color palette. It is beautiful to see how...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ada - Portrait Print by Alex Katz, Ada, Red, Pearl Necklace, Portrait, Pop Art
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Ada" from 2011 is a Japanese woodblock in thirty-one colors on New Hosho paper. We are offering the number 18/70. 3 Artist's proofs. Ada is Alex Katz' wife and his most important mu...
Category
2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
"Chris", charcoal, drawing, Katz, Portrait, cool
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
This is an outstanding charcoal drawing by Alex Katz. He is portraying "Chris", who was model for several paintings and prints. Drawings do have an important impact to Alex Katz pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Charcoal
"Purple Irises on White", Iris, Purple, White, Flowers, Landscape
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
We are proud to present a brand new edition by Alex Katz. "Purple Irises in White" is one of the latest works that have been published. It is an homage to his landscape and flower artworks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Pigment
"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.
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Pigment
"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...
Category
2010s Alex Katz Art
Materials
Pigment
"Yellow Flags on White", Flowers, Yellow, White
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
We are proud to present a brand new edition by Alex Katz. "Yellow Flags on White" is one of the latest works that has been published. It is an homage to his landscape and flower artworks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Pigment
Coca-Cola Girl 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Alex Katz, Swim Suit, Woman, Red
By Alex Katz
Located in Köln, DE
"Coca-Cola Girl 8" is a very special one out of Alex Katz's Coca-Cola Girl series. These figures bear witness of his deep engagement with the ideas of advertisment, figurative art an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Blue Hat, Pop Art Aquatint Etching by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alex Katz, American (1927 - ) - Blue Hat, Year: 2003/4, Medium: Aquatint Etching on Somerset Velvet paper, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 75, Size: 33.5 x 66.75 in. (85....
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Price Upon Request
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...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Metal
Price Upon Request
Jessica, Pop Art Screenprint on aluminum by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alex Katz, American (1927 - ) - Jessica, Year: 2002, Medium: Screen print in colors on aluminum printed on both sides, signed and numbered verso, Edition: 35, Size: 68.5 x 14 x 1...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Metal
Price Upon Request
Spring 2
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The Spring series represents Katz’s profound engagement with the cyclical nature of time. The abstracted compositions of falling leaves or budding branches embody a conceptual rather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Price Upon Request
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 edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Woodcut
Price Upon Request
Alex and Ada
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
A portrait of the artist and his wife, Alex and Ada by Alex Katz is an early and beautiful work of art. Created by the artist in 1976 as a screenprint in colors, this original print ...
Category
20th Century Modern Alex Katz Art
Materials
Screen
Price Upon Request
Porcelain Beauty 6
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
24 x 20.75 in
(60.96 x 52.70 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Price Upon Request
Porcelain Beauty 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
24 x 20.75 in
(60.96 x 52.70 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Price Upon Request
Porcelain Beauty 5
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
24 x 20.75 in
(60.96 x 52.70 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Price Upon Request
Porcelain Beauty 4
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
24 x 20.75 in
(60.96 x 52.70 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Price Upon Request
White Lotus 10
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Archival pigment ink print, hand varnished on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
32 x 48 in
(81.28 x 121.92 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
White Lotus 9
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Archival pigment ink print, hand varnished on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
32 x 48 in
(81.28 x 121.92 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
White Lotus 8
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Archival pigment ink print, hand varnished on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
32 x 48 in
(81.28 x 121.92 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Alex Katz is a contemporary artist who produced paintings, sculptures and prints. Many historians associate him with the Nouveau réalisme movement, but he also worked in figurative and Pop art styles. Shop a collection of Alex Katz art on 1stDibs.
- What media does Alex Katz use?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024What media Alex Katz uses varies. Over the course of his career, the American artist has worked in painting, sculpture and printmaking. Always finding new perspectives on his work, he has explored using iPhone photographs as the basis for large-scale compositions in recent years. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Alex Katz art.
- Is Alex Katz s style Pop art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024Yes, Alex Katz's style is Pop art. During the 1950s, he experimented with collage and painting on aluminum sheets, with his later 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. These sources of inspiration align with Pop art's focus on transforming elements of popular culture into fine art. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Alex Katz art.