Signed, numbered 17/150 in pencil (there were also 30 artist's proofs) ...

As one of the most important proponents of figurative realism, Alex Katz has been painting portraits for nearly 50 years, synthesizing a kind of color field abstraction with realism. Often portraying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Painter Alex Katz has done 300 portraits of his wife Ada. "I met her at a party. And I danced with her, and that — that was it," ...

When Alex Katz began painting more than 75 years ago, he ignored what was popular then, to pursue his passion: figurative art. "Most people didn't like my work," he said. "It was figurative, and ...

The portrait “Blue Hat” displays Ada, Katz' wife and model, who has appeared in more than 1000 of his works. Here, in a calm and composed expression. Alex Katz is renowned for his flower, landscape, ...

The work of artist Alex Katz will be featured in an exhibition opening Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art. “Collaborations with Poets” offers an intimate look at Alex Katz’s longtime ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

Katz once said that he “wanted to make paintings you could hang up in Times Square,” and I think, unfortunately for him, he may very well have succeeded. “Alex Katz: Selections from the Whitney Museum ...

The iconic New York figurative artist, who is creating a mural on the High Line opposite the new site of the Whitney Museum of American Art, also reflects on Fassbinder and jazz. By Ken Miller Jeff ...

Alex Katz believes that “style is my content.” The veteran realist, who turned 77 this summer, has a new show opening today at PaceWildenstein in Chelsea: 12 paintings, 10 of which are portraits of ...

Painter Alex Katz has done 300 portraits of his wife Ada. "I met her at a party. And I danced with her, and that — that was it," he told Sunday Morning correspondent Sharon Alfonsi. "She's like an ...