Alex Katz

Alex
1968

A painting of a stylized man standing in a gallery space, depicted in a brown pinstripe suit with a blue shirt and a light pocket square. The figure has slicked-back dark hair, a pronounced chin, and a slight smile, with one hand extended as if gesturing during a conversation. The artwork has a three-dimensional appearance with the figure standing on a small white platform, giving the illusion of a real person in the space.

A painting of a stylized man standing in a gallery space, depicted in a brown pinstripe suit with a blue shirt and a light pocket square. The figure has slicked-back dark hair, a pronounced chin, and a slight smile, with one hand extended as if gesturing during a conversation. The artwork has a three-dimensional appearance with the figure standing on a small white platform, giving the illusion of a real person in the space.

Not on view

Date
1968

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Oil on aluminum

Dimensions
Overall: 71 3/4 × 18 3/4 × 4 1/2in. (182.2 × 47.6 × 11.4 cm)

Accession number
2003.432

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist in honor of Leonard A. Lauder

Rights and reproductions
© Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/19226

Exhibitions

Sinister Pop

Nov 15, 2012–Mar 31, 2013

Alex Katz
81 works in the collection

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