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
"Elizabeth" limited edition pigment print on fine art paper by artist Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Elizabeth" limited edition print of a woman by artist Alex Katz framed in a white, wooden frame. Archival pigment ink print on Innova Etching cotton rag 315 gsm fine art paper. Sign...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Margit Smiles
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered lower image
edition 7/40
Catalogue raisonné 00269
Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. Over a thir...
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1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Aquatint
Nicole
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered lower right
edition of 60
Catalogue raisonné 00717
Published by Simmelink Sukimoto Editions
Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Linocut, Woodcut
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...
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1980s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Aquatint
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...
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1980s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
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...
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Early 2000s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Etching
Alex (Self Portrait) by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz was drawn to the Mourlot Studios for their exactitude and their tireless efforts in collaborations with artists to produce the best representations of the artist's vision. ...
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1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
Ada (purple)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
Ada (purple)
2022
1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm fine art paper
18 x 23.5 inches (60 x 46 cm)
Signed and numbered edition of 75
Alex Katz is an Americ...
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2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Etching
Perry from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Perry from White Shirt series
Year: 2021
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Edition: 50; signed and numbered in...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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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 and dated in pencil
Sh...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
"Ada Four Times #2" Modern Figurative Silkscreen & Lithograph AP Edition 6/6
By Alex Katz
Located in Houston, TX
Modern figurative silkscreen and lithograph by renowned artist Alex Katz. The work features a portrait of Ada, Katz's wife and muse, turned to face the left. The work is part of a se...
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1970s Modern Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Lithograph, Screen
Marisa
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant, three-angle portrait printed from woodblock and linocut plates on hand-made Okawara paper. Signed and numbered by the artist.
Internationally recognized painter and print...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Woodcut
Ada in Hat (1990), Screenprint by Alex Katz (Limited Edition of 150)
By Alex Katz
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Alex Katz
Ada in Hat, from Alex And Ada, The 1960's To The 1980's, 1990
Screenprint in colors, on Arches paper
Hand signed and numbered "97/150" in pencil by the artist on the fro...
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1990s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Paper, Screen
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: ...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Ada 3 - From the Ada Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Alex Katz (b. 1927)
Ada 3 — From the ADA Portfolio, 2022, (/100)
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm paper
54 x 40.50 in
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
Night: William Dunas Dance 3 (Pamela)
By Alex Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alex Katz, American (1927 - )
Title: Night: William Dunas Dance 3 (Pamela)
Year: 1983
Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 100, 42 AP
Size: 25...
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1980s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
Alex Katz 'Vincent' Limited Edition Signed Lithograph Print
By Alex Katz
Located in San Rafael, CA
Alex Katz (born 1927)
Vincent, 1972
From the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio
Chalk lithograph in two gray colors on Arches paper
Signed in pencil and numbered 93/120
Printed by Pa...
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1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Lithograph
William from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: William from White Shirt series
Year: 2021
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Edition: 50; signed and numbered ...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancer 1
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
Dancer 1
2019
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper
60 x 36 inches (153 x 92 cm)
Edition of 60
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2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Straw Hat 3
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
woman in straw hat with eyes closed
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
Blue Coat
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Image size: 24 x 12 inches
Edition of 30
Portrait of the artist's son Vincent.
Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. ...
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1990s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Aquatint
Alex Katz 'Caroline' Signed Lithograph on Arches Paper 1977
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present)
Alex Katz 1977 'Caroline' is a lithograph on Arches paper. This work is signed in pencil and numbered 15/60, co-published by Brooke Alexander, Inc. and Marl...
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1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Paper, Archival Paper, Lithograph
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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Etching
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Red 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 Portrait Prints
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)
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2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
Portraits: Jessica
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...
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Early 2000s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
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, ...
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2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Engraving, Handmade Paper, Aquatint
Ada (Purple)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 75
1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Susan (1976), Screenprint by Alex Katz (Deluxe Limited Edition of 50)
By Alex Katz
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Susan (1976)
A rare and historic lithograph by Alex Katz signed and numbered by the artist.
screenprint in colors on Tronko Japan paper
sheet/image: 26 h × 19⅝ w in (66 × 50 cm)
fr...
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1970s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Paper, Screen
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...
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1970s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Paper, Archival Paper, 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...
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1980s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Category
2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Vincent 1 from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Vincent 1 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rob from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Rob from White Shirt series
Year: 2021
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Edition: 50; signed and numbered in p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eric from White Shirt series
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Eric from White Shirt series
Year: 2021
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Edition: 50; signed and numbered in ...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
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1990s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Large Black Hat (Ada) - Kraft
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Alex Katz’s Large Black Hat (Ada) (2012) distills representation into its most minimalistic visual form, continuing the artist’s decades-long project of rendering presence as an act ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
Olivia 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
By reducing his subjects to their most essential visual components, Alex Katz engages in a reductive process that foregrounds the raw immediacy of his forms while simultaneously reve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
Vivien in White Coat, 2021
By Alex Katz
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Alex Katz Vivien in White Coat, 2021 is a work of subtle admiration that the artist holds for her daughter-in-law, Vivien Bittencourt. The gentle hues...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
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...
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Aluminum, Cut Steel
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
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.
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2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Paper, Etching
Ada (Black)
By Alex Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Edition of 150
1 Color Woodcut on Somerset Satin White, 300 gsm
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2010s Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
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.
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2010s Alex Katz Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment, Paper
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Olivia
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
A significantly sized and striking portrait by Alex Katz, the artist created Olivia as a screenprint in colors on Saunders paper measuring 59 x 40 1/8 in. (150 x 102 cm), unframed. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Woodcut
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 ...
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20th Century Modern Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Screen
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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 Portrait Prints
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Vivian
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
Vivien
2022
Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
32 x 24 inches (81 x 61 cm)
Signed and numbered edition of 150
Alex Katz is an Amer...
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2010s Pop Art Alex Katz Portrait Prints
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Archival Pigment
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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.