Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Alex Katz, born July 24, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, is celebrated for his distinctive style and lasting impact on contemporary art.

Born: 1927, New York, New York

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Recognition

Untethered to any movement, Katz embraced figurative clarity and rejected abstraction. This prolific artist has been exhibited in the Whitney, National Portrait Gallery, Guggenheim.

Intent

Katz honors Earth's majestic landscape, elevating nature in a quiet reverence here.

Composition

This 6-run color lithograph & woodcut has rich, flat planes of pigment.

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Highly influential artist with an auction record of $4M.

Lithograph (1)

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Lithograph

Lithography is a form of pinrtmaking anchored on the principle of oil and water repelling each other. It involves drawing or painting an image onto a smooth, flat surface, traditionally a stone, using a greasy medium like crayon or ink. The surface is then treated with a chemical solution to...

Woodcut (1)

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Woodcut

Woodcut is a form of printmaking where an image is carved into a block of wood, leaving the raised areas to be inked and printed onto paper or fabric. This process dates back to ancient China and has since been practiced globally. Artists typically use tools like chisels and knives...

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Screenprint

Screen printing, also known as silkscreen printing, is a form of prinmaking that involves transferring ink through a mesh screen onto a substrate, typically paper, fabric, or wood. The process begins by creating a stencil on the screen, traditionally made of silk but now often synthetic materials like polyester. Areas...

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Sunrise

Alex Katz

SIZE

46 x 34

TECHNIQUE

Lithograph

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