The Flowers Portfolio by Alex Katz, consists of 7 original prints that showcase Katz’s signature minimalist aesthetic in a masterful interpretation of flora.
The Red Dogwood 2 are shown here in the floral style characteristic of Alex Katz – petals appear as yellow splashes between broad, intersecting strokes of blue-green stems, all superimposed on a vivid pink, not to say pink, background. By combining formal aspects of abstraction and representation, Katz makes each composition appear both as an intimate still life and as an enveloping landscape which, as the author and critic Calvin Tompkins describes, “lets us see the world as he sees it, clearly and up close, leaving out all but the most essential details”.
Alex Katz has a pronounced interest in nature, having spent his summer months in Maine for years, where he created many famous works such as the Wildflowers, Yellow Flags, Summerflowers and Spring Flowers.
Upcoming Exhibitions
2022
solo exhibitions
Alex Katz: Dance and Theatre Collaborations
Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Alex Katz
Gladstone Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
March 31, 2022 - June 11, 2022
Alex Katz
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, U.K.
May 12, 2022 - June 25, 2022
Alex Katz: 95th Birthday
Albertina, Vienna, Austria
May 17, 2022 - August 21, 2022
Alex Katz
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain.
June 14, 2022 - September 11, 2022
2022-2023
solo exhibitions
Alex Katz Retrospective
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
October 14, 2022 - February 20, 2023
2023
solo exhibitions
Alex Katz
Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands
