Alex Katz American, b. 1927
Olivia 1, 2025
Silkscreen in colors on Saunders paper
59 x 40 1/8 in.
149.9 x 101.9 cm.
149.9 x 101.9 cm.
Edition of 50
Series: Olivia
Signed and numbered along bottom margin recto
Further images
Rather than creating illusionistic space, Katz uses pared-down composition and large areas of unmodulated color to focus attention on gesture, mood, and presence. This economy of means became central to...
Rather than creating illusionistic space, Katz uses pared-down composition and large areas of unmodulated color to focus attention on gesture, mood, and presence. This economy of means became central to postwar American painting and anticipated aspects of Pop Art while remaining distinctly personal and observational. Olivia 1 is a prime example of Katz's signature aesthetic concerns.
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