Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Nicole"
Lithographie, Holzschnitt, Siebdruck 2018
91,4 x 203,2 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 83 Exemplare
[24481]
Alex Katz
We cordially invite you to a virtual tour of our exhibition "ALEX KATZ - "TIMELESS" selected prints, works on paper and cutouts":
Exhibition
"When you work on a print you start out and then after you get the first proof you change your ideas. You go with the material."
Alex Katz
01.04.–30.05.2020, extended until 20.06.2020
ALEX KATZ
(geb. 1927 in Brooklyn, NY)
"TIMELESS"
Selected prints, works on paper and cutouts
The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue (96 pages, 53 images, text Dr. Eva Sabrina Atlan, The New Jewish Museum Frankfurt, Euro 10).
You also have the possibility to leaf through the cataloque (PDF) virtually here.
Dr. Eva Sabrina Atlan, collection director and curator at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt is talking about the artworks of the American artist Alex Katz (on our instagram account - more statements you can find at the end of this site):
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty 3"
Tusche, Bleistift, Marker, Öl auf Papier 2019
23 x 23,5 cm
sign.
[25236]
Alex Katz
"TIMELESS"
Selected prints, works on paper and cutouts
For the first time, Galerie Boisserée is presenting a solo exhibition with works by the US-American artist Alex Katz.
With his paintings, drawings and prints, as well as his sculptures in the form of cut-outs, Katz has been influencing the art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries since more than sixty-five years. His style of ‘cool painting‘ was ground-breaking for American Pop Art and continues to inspire subsequent generations of artists to this day.
Works by the artist, who was born in New York in 1927, are included in museum collections worldwide and have been shown in recent years at, among others, the Albertina in Vienna, the Tate Modern in London, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Museum Brandhorst in Munich and the Musée de l‘Orangerie in Paris. A further retrospective will be presented this year at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. On display at Galerie Boisserée are prints, drawings and cut-outs spanning more than twenty years.
With his portraits, Katz strives to portray an immediate present, a moment, similar to a photograph. Conscious of the medial over-presence of corporeality, Katz lets the large-scale portraits come very close to the viewer. In doing so, these personalities in no way expose themselves and maintain a cool distance.
With images of flowers and reflections of light on water, the current exhibition presents various motifs from Katz‘s landscape painting, which define his oeuvre as much as the portrait.
With his prints, Katz potentiates the radiance and depth of colour space of his paintings. In the early 1960s, he began delving into various printing techniques, realising his motifs in silkscreen prints, lithographs and etchings, as well as in linocuts and woodcuts. In the process of creating a print, Katz, together with his printing workshops, constantly develops the various techniques further. The increased colour intensity and pictorial precision is immediately perceived by the viewer.
The exhibition is accompanied by a cataloque, available for Euro 10.00 incl. domestic shipping.
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Flags"
Holzschnitt 2013
107 x 305 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25253][25193]
Please see all of the works from the exhibition here:
Works of art
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Blue Umbrella 2"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2020
77 x 116 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 150 Exemplare
[25188][25187]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Yellow Flags 3"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2020
86 x 58 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 150 Exemplare
[25195][25254]
Alex Katz signing "Yellow Flags 3", 2020
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Dancer 2 (Cutout)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2020
74 x 53 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25232]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Coca-Cola Girl 1"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
102 x 127 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25190]
Alex Katz working on the silk-screens from "Coca-Cola Girl" 2019
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Coca-Cola Girl 2"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
102 x 152 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25221]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Coca-Cola Girl 4"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
102 x 127 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25222]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Coca-Cola Girl 1 (Cutout)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2019
53 x 48 cm x 8 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25212]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Coca-Cola Girl 7"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
102 x 102 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25191]
Alex Katz signing "Coca-Cola Girl" 2019
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Coca-Cola Girl 9"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
91 x 259 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25192]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Ada 2 (Outline)"
Hochglanzpoliertes Aluminium auf Bronzesockel mit Patina 2019
62 x 38 cm x 12 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25206]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Dancer 1"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
152 x 91 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25201]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Dancer 2"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
152 x 112 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25202]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Dancer 3"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
152 x 91 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25203]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Red Dancer 2"
Farbsiebdruck 2019
112 x 224 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25197][25248]
Alex Katz signing "Red Dancer 2", 2019
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty 1"
Tusche, Bleistift, Marker, Öl auf Papier 2019
23 x 23,5 cm
sign.
[25234]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty 2"
Tusche, Bleistift, Marker, Öl auf Papier 2019
23 x 23,5 cm
sign.
[25235]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty 3"
Tusche, Bleistift, Marker, Öl auf Papier 2019
23 x 23,5 cm
sign.
[25236]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty 4"
Tusche, Bleistift, Marker, Öl auf Papier 2019
23 x 23,5 cm
sign.
[25237]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty 5"
Tusche, Bleistift, Marker, Öl auf Papier 2019
23 x 23,5 cm
sign.
[25238]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty 6"
Tusche, Bleistift, Marker, Öl auf Papier 2019
23 x 23,5 cm
sign.
[25239]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Beauty"
Folge von 6 Schwarzweißradierungen 2019
je 52 x je 48 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 30 Exemplare
[25189]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Ada in Spain"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2018
117 x 81 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 150 Exemplare
[25186]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Laura 5"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2018
58 x 60 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 125 Exemplare
[25213]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Yellow Flags 2"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2018
43 x 114 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 125 Exemplare
[25215][25255]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 1 (Yi)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
58 x 20 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25208]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 2 (Cecily)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
61 x 19 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25227]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 3 (Oona)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
61 x 19 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25209]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 4 (Sharon)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
58 x 18 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25210]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 5 (Ulla)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
61 x 16,5 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25228]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 6 (Yvonne)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
63,6 x 20 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25211]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 7 (Carmen)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
63 x 21 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25229]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 8 (Ruth)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
63 x 19 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25230]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Dress 9 (Christy)"
Cutout aus pulverbeschichtetem Aluminium 2018
65 x 19 cm x 8 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25231]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Summer Flowers"
Siebdruckfarben auf Emailbasis auf grundierter Leinwand (Gesso) 2018
107 x 282 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25223]
Alex Katz having a look on "Summer Flowers", 2018
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Nicole"
Lithographie, Holzschnitt, Siebdruck 2018
91,4 x 203,2 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25096][25095]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Laura 1"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2017
117 x 77 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 100 Exemplare
[25204]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Purple Hat (Ada)"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2017
117 x 53 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 125 Exemplare
[25196]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"4:30 PM"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2017
53 x 107 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 100 Exemplare
[25205]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Red House"
farbiger Pigmentdruck 2016
87 x 91,5 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 70 Exemplare
[25247]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Red Hat Ada"
Holzschnitt 2015
152 x 108 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 40 Exemplare
[25252]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Blue Flags"
Holzschnitt 2014
59,5 x 91,5 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 76 Exemplare
[25226]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Flags"
Holzschnitt 2013
107 x 305 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 35 Exemplare
[25253][25193]
Alex Katz working on the wood-blocks from "Flags" 2013
Wood-blocks from "Flags" 2013
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Vivien"
aus "Three Portraits"
Farbsiebdruck 2012
99 x 104 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25200]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Sara"
aus "Three Portraits"
Farbsiebdruck 2012
99 x 104 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25198]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Sophie"
aus "Three Portraits"
Farbsiebdruck 2012
99 x 104 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 60 Exemplare
[25199]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Hat (Ada)"
Holzschnitt 2012
55 x 51 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 25 Exemplare
[25194]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Ada"
Holzschnitt 2011
55 x 76 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 70 Exemplare
[25225]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Black Hat (Nicole)"
Holzschnitt 2011
43 x 61 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 30 Exemplare
Albertina 483
[25224]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Reflection"
Farbsiebdruck 2010
147 x 147 cm
sign. num.
Auflage 50 Exemplare
Albertina 475
[25214]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"White Coat"
aus dem Mappenwerk "Six Female Portraits"
Heliogravure 2004
40 x 30 cm, Pr. 27,2 x 23 cm
Auflage 100 Exemplare
Albertina 390
[25246]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Leora"
aus dem Mappenwerk "Six Female Portraits"
Heliogravure 2004
40 x 30 cm, Pr. 27 x 22,8 cm
Auflage 100 Exemplare
Albertina 386
[25241]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Mae"
aus dem Mappenwerk "Six Female Portraits"
Heliogravure 2004
40 x 30 cm, Pr. 27 x 22,5 cm
Auflage 100 Exemplare
Albertina 385
[25242]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Sophie"
aus dem Mappenwerk "Six Female Portraits"
Heliogravure 2004
40 x 30 cm, Pr. 27 x 19 cm
Auflage 100 Exemplare
Albertina 389
[25243]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Tiffany"
aus dem Mappenwerk "Six Female Portraits"
Heliogravure 2004
40 x 30 cm, Pr. 27,1 x 18,8 cm
Auflage 100 Exemplare
Albertina 387
[25245]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Tara"
aus dem Mappenwerk "Six Female Portraits"
Heliogravure 2004
40 x 30 cm, Pr. 27 x 22,7 cm
Auflage 100 Exemplare
Albertina 388
[25244]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Red Grooms and Lizy Ross"
aus der Serie "Pas de Deux"
Farbsiebdruck 1993/94
91,5 x 50,5 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 150 Exemplare
Albertina 285
[25240]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
aus "Give me tomorrow" (Carter Ratcliff)
Folge von 5 Aquatintaradierungen 1983/84
46 x 39,5 cm, Pr. 30,7 x 26,6 cm
sign. num. bez.
Auflage 54 Exemplare
Albertina 167, 168, 172, 173, 177
[22563]
Alex Katz
(geb. 1927 Brooklyn, NY)
"Ada Four Times"
Folge von 4 farbigen Siebdrucken und Lithographien 1979
76,4 x 57,4 cm
sign. num. dat.
Auflage 120 Exemplare
Albertina 118 - 121
[25259]
Biography
Alex Katz
Alex Katz was born in New York in 1927. In 1946 he began to study painting at The Cooper Union Art School in Manhattan. At an early stage he developed motifs from the artistic genres portrait painting and landscape painting, which still characterize his work today.
Katz prefers the large-scale format, which is an indicator for the immediacy of his motifs and for the formal continuation of the creative principles of advertisement. That has become his typical form of depiction. In this way, the landscape paintings convey the beholder a feeling of being surrounded by nature. Portrait painting means to Katz depicting the instantaneous presence, a snapshot of a moment in time, like photography. The portrait subjects seem to come very close to the beholder. However, they are between the poles of closeness and restraint. So, they never unfold their personalities and also keep distance.
In his graphic oeuvre, Katz increases the radiance of his paintings in various graphic techniques like screen print, lithography, etching as well as lino- or woodcuts. Each of these techniques is part of his artistic mastership, and he constantly improves them together with his master-printers.
Dr. Eva Sabrina Atlan, collection director and curator at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt is talking about the artworks of the American artist Alex Katz (on our instagram account):
Dr. Eva Sabrina Atlan, collection director and curator at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt is talking about the artworks of the American artist Alex Katz (on our instagram account):
Dr. Eva Sabrina Atlan, collection director and curator at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt is talking about the artworks of the American artist Alex Katz (on our instagram account):
Dr. Eva Sabrina Atlan, collection director and curator at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt is talking about the artworks of the American artist Alex Katz (on our instagram account):
Dr. Eva Sabrina Atlan, collection director and curator at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt is talking about the artworks of the American artist Alex Katz (on our instagram account):