Colour aquatint on Somerset Velvet paper.
2004.
86 x 172 cm.
Edition of 75.
Hand signed and numbered by Alex Katz.
Excellent condition.
 
Alex Katz (b. 1927) is an American painter known for his distinctive style that blends realism with bold, graphic simplicity, positioning him as a key figure in postwar American art. Emerging in the 1950s, Katz developed a unique approach focused on detached portraits with flat planes of colour and sharp lines. His work captures fleeting moments which explore themes of perception, beauty, and everyday life. Over a career spanning more than seven decades, he has influenced generations of artists and exhibited worldwide, including a celebrated retrospective in 2023 at the Guggenheim Museum, New York. In 2019, his auction record was set with the portrait Blue Umbrella I (1972), which sold for $4.1 million at Phillips New York.