Alex Katz

(American, born 1927)

ariel (set of 3 aluminum cut-outs) by alex katz

Alex Katz

Ariel (set of 3 aluminum cut-outs), 2016

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purple hat ada by alex katz

Alex Katz

Purple Hat Ada, 2017

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ada by alex katz

Alex Katz

Ada, 2011

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nicole by alex katz

Alex Katz

Nicole, 2018

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cow by alex katz

Alex Katz

Cow, 2004

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ada in blue hat by alex katz

Alex Katz

Ada in Blue Hat, 2004

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dancer 1 by alex katz

Alex Katz

Dancer 1, 2019

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dancer 2 by alex katz

Alex Katz

Dancer 2, 2019

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dancer 3 by alex katz

Alex Katz

Dancer 3, 2019

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green jacket (alex and ada suite) by alex katz

Alex Katz

Green Jacket (Alex and Ada Suite), 1990

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sweatshirt 2 (alex and ada suite) by alex katz

Alex Katz

Sweatshirt 2 (Alex and Ada Suite), 1990

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yellow flags 3 by alex katz

Alex Katz

Yellow Flags 3, 2020

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sunrise, from sunrise sunset portfolio by alex katz

Alex Katz

Sunrise, from Sunrise Sunset Portfolio, 2020

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sunset 1, from sunrise sunset portfolio by alex katz

Alex Katz

Sunset 1, from Sunrise Sunset Portfolio, 2020

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sunset 2, from sunrise sunset portfolio by alex katz

Alex Katz

Sunset 2, from Sunrise Sunset Portfolio, 2020

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sunset 3, from sunrise sunset portfolio by alex katz

Alex Katz

Sunset 3, from Sunrise Sunset Portfolio, 2020

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twilight, from sunrise sunset portfolio by alex katz

Alex Katz

Twilight, from Sunrise Sunset Portfolio, 2020

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sasha 1 by alex katz

Alex Katz

Sasha 1, 2016

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vivien with hat by alex katz

Alex Katz

Vivien with Hat, 2021

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straw hat vivien by alex katz

Alex Katz

Straw Hat Vivien, 2021

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alex and ada by alex katz

Alex Katz

Alex and Ada, 1984

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vivien in white coat by alex katz

Alex Katz

Vivien in White Coat, 2021

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tree 10  by alex katz

Alex Katz

Tree 10 , 2022

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tree 8   by alex katz

Alex Katz

Tree 8 , 2022

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sunrise 1 by alex katz

Alex Katz

Sunrise 1, 2022

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straw hat 3   by alex katz

Alex Katz

Straw Hat 3 , 2022

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Biography

Timeline

1927
Born in Brooklyn, NY
1928
Moved to St. Albans, Queens
1946 - 1949
Studied at the Cooper Union Art School, New York, NY
1949 - 1950
Studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Showhegan, ME
1968
Moved to present home and studio in New York
1972
Guggenheim Fellowship
Cooper Union Professional Achievement Citation
1980
St. Gaudens Medal in Art
1994
Cooper Union Art School creates the Alex Katz Visiting Chair in Painting with the endowment provided by the sale of 10 paintings donated by the artist
1996
Einweihung des The Paul J. Schupf Wing für die Arbeiten des Künstlers im Colby College. Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, USA

Exhibitions

2019
Monica De Cardenas, Zuoz (solo)
Alex Katz: Flowers, Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago (solo)
Gavin Brown's Enterprise, Roma (solo)
Alex Katz / Moby Dick, Colby Museum of Art, Waterville (solo)
Focus on: Alex Katz, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas (solo)
Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York (solo)
Alex Katz, Daegu Art Museum, Daegu (solo)
Red Dancers, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (solo)
Contemporary Conterpoint / Alex Katz. Water Lilies - series Homage to Monet, 2009-2010 (solo)
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris (solo)

Public Collections

Essl Museum, Österreich, Wien
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, TX
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Literature

2006
Richer, Francesca and Rosenzweig, Matthew (ed¹s), No. 1 First works by 362 Artists
2004
Cohen, David, ‘A chat with the artist: Power Portraits’, Alex Katz: Twelve Paintings, Pace Wildenstein, New York, Sept-Oct 2004, The New York Sun, Sept 9, 2004
Kramer, Hilton, ‘Alex Katz’s Attack Of Nine-Foot Women’, Alex Katz: Twelve Paintings, Pace Wildenstein, New York, Sept-Oct 2004, New York Observer, Sept 27, 2004
Ribas, Joao, ‘Alex Katz’, Alex Katz: Twelve Paintings, Pace Wildenstein, New York, Sept-Oct 2004, Time Out, Sept 23-30, 2004, p.64
Henry, Clare, ‘People say fashion is a no-no’, Alex Katz: Twelve Paintings, Pace Wildenstein, New York, Sept-Oct 2004, Financial Times (NY), Oct 4, 2004, p.12
W Magazine, Vol.33, issue 10, Oct. 04, ‘The Orginals: Portraits for W by Alex Katz.’
McEwen, John, ‘Risk taker’, Alex Katz: Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, June-July 2004, The Spactator, 19 June 2004, p. 43, illus ‘Berlin’ 2001
Pace Wildenstein, New York, exhibition catalogue, ‘Alex Katz. Twelve Paintings’
Cohen, David, ‘Gallery-Going’, The New York Sun, October 9
Milazzo, Richard and Acchille Bonito Oliva, ‘Alex Katz’, Galleria D’Arte Contemporanea Emilio Mazzoli, Modena