Liorah
Type:Painting
Year:2006
Size:5.25" x 11.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Upper Right
Notes:
Provenance: Alex Katz, New York Pace Gallery, New York Private collection, USA Palm Beach Modern Auctions, October 2012 Private Collection, Palm Beach
Alex Katz ART FOR SALE
Born 1927 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Post modernist figure and still-life painting, printmaking.
The son of Russian immigrants, Alex Katz was born July 24, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens in a liberal, Bohemian setting. He is a figure painter of realistic portraits of friends and... Read full biography
The son of Russian immigrants, Alex Katz was born July 24, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens in a liberal, Bohemian setting. He is a figure painter of realistic portraits of friends and family, and his figures are usually relaxed close-ups from a frontal perspective and appear in a... Read full biography
The son of Russian immigrants, Alex Katz was born July 24, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens in a liberal, Bohemian setting. He is a figure painter of realistic portraits of friends and family, and his figures are usually relaxed close-ups from a frontal perspective and appear in a flattened manner. With his artwork, he strives to convey the feeling that it is good to be alive. It has been said that his style highly influenced the popularity of New Realism in the 1970s. Along with... Read full biography
The son of Russian immigrants, Alex Katz was born July 24, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens in a liberal, Bohemian setting. He is a figure painter of realistic portraits of friends and family, and his figures are usually relaxed close-ups from a frontal perspective and appear in a flattened manner. With his artwork, he strives to convey the feeling that it is good to be alive. It has been said that his style highly influenced the popularity of New Realism in the 1970s. Along with his associates Al Held and Philip Pearlstein, and others who were struggling against the 'titanic presences of Pollock and de Kooning' and other abstract expressionists. Katz studied three years (1946-49) at Cooper Union and Skowhegan School of... Read full biography
The son of Russian immigrants, Alex Katz was born July 24, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens in a liberal, Bohemian setting. He is a figure painter of realistic portraits of friends and family, and his figures are usually relaxed close-ups from a frontal perspective and appear in a flattened manner. With his artwork, he strives to convey the feeling that it is good to be alive. It has been said that his style highly influenced the popularity of New Realism in the 1970s. Along with his associates Al Held and Philip Pearlstein, and others who were struggling against the 'titanic presences of Pollock and de Kooning' and other abstract expressionists. Katz studied three years (1946-49) at Cooper Union and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine from 1949-50. During the 1960s, he was an art educator with teachin... Read full biography
Alex Katz - Art for Sale (5 available)
The Yellow House
Type:Painting
Size:9.00" x 12.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
This painting sold for $22,515 at the Skinner American & European Works of Art auction on September 7, 2012. Skinner is looking for works by this artist. Call 508.970.3206
Alex Katz PORCELAIN BEAUTY 1 Sculpture
Type:Sculpture
Year:2021
Size:24.00" x 20.75"
Medium:Other
Signed:Signed
Edition:ed. 18/25
Notes:
In auction Saturday, May 16, 2026, 12:00 PM EST. The sculpture, from the "Porcelain Beauty" series, was printed and published by Lococo Fine Art Publishing, St. Louis, Missouri. Lot includes original publisher's crate and installation brochure.
William Dunas Dance Suite
Type:Print/graphic art
Year:1979
Size:28.00" x 30.00"
Medium:Lithograph
Signed:Signed
Edition:Edition of 100
Notes:
Suite of four hand-signed/numbered lithographs.
Brisk Day I, II and III
Type:Print
Year:1990
Size:42.25" x 95.50"
Medium:Mixed Media
Signed:Signed and Dated
Edition:45/150
Notes:
This group is comprised of one aquatint, one woodblock, and one lithograph. Each is 36 x 29, and they are currently framed together. Signed and numbered 45/150 in pencil (there were also 15 artist's proofs), published by Gjon Inc., Kyoto, unframed