Now! Not in the Future - Not in the Past

Jun 9 Oct 22, 2022

Gallery Ludorff Königsallee 22 Dusseldorf

Alex Katz. Now! Not in the Future - Not in the Past

ALEX KATZ. Now! Not in the Future - Not in the Past

Dear friends of the gallery,

We are very pleased to invite you to our new exhibition "ALEX KATZ. Now! Not in the Future-Not in the Past ".

The Vernissage will take place on June 9 at 7 pm in our rooms on the 1st floor.

We are looking forward to your visit!

The exhibition shows a curated selection of works from 1976 to 2020 by the American artist ALEX KATZ (*1927) and highlights more than 40 years of his work. In addition to printed works on paper, cutouts, printed aluminum cuts and a unique piece in oil on aluminum are presented.
The artist achieved greater recognition from the 1950s onwards for his invention of "Cool Painting", a sober-realistic style, which is characterized in technique and image content by a clear flatness and the reduction to a minimum of color and detail.

About Alex Katz

Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Alex Katz is known for his invention of »Cool Painting«, a sober, realistic style characterized by a clear flatness in terms of technique and image content, and a reduction to a minimum in color and detail.

Artworks in this exhibition
  • Alex Katz, Ada
    sold
    Ada
    1994

    silkscreen on paper on cardboard mounted
    66 × 67 cm / 26 × 26 3/8 in

  • Alex Katz, Ada and Alex
    sold
    Ada and Alex
    1984

    Screenprint on Arches-paper
    76.2 × 91.4 cm / 30 × 36 in

  • Alex Katz, Anastasia
    sold
    Anastasia
    1984

    Colour lithograph on Arches-paper
    75 × 63.5 cm / 29 1/2 × 25 in

  • Alex Katz, Anne
    sold
    Anne
    1990

    Screenprint on aluminium
    172.5 × 62 × 1.9 cm / 67 15/16 × 24 7/16 × 3/4 in

  • colour aquatint on Arches-paper
    38.4 × 56 cm / 15 1/8 × 22 1/16 in

  • colour aquatint on Somerset handmade paper
    Print: 60,6 × 30,2 cm | 23 7∕8 × 11 7∕8 in
    Sheet: 93,7 × 60,6 cm | 36 7∕8 × 23 7∕8 in

  • Colour etching on Arches-paper
    61.2 × 102.3 cm / 24 1/8 × 40 1/4 in

  • Alex Katz, Brisk Day
    sold
    Brisk Day
    1990

    colour aquatint
    90 × 72.3 cm / 35 7/16 × 28 7/16 in

  • Alex Katz, Christy
    sold
    Christy
    2013

    silkscreen on Saunders Waterford paper
    152.4 × 127 cm / 60 × 50 in

  • Alex Katz, Day Lilies
    sold
    Day Lilies
    1993

    silkscreen on Arches-paper
    35.5 × 100.8 cm / 14 × 39 11/16 in

  • Alex Katz, December (Ada)
    sold
    December (Ada)
    2020

    Pigment print on Crane Museo Max paper
    29 × 24 cm / 11 7/16 × 9 7/16 in

  • Alex Katz, Dog at Duck Trap
    sold
    Dog at Duck Trap
    1975/76

    Colour lithograph on Arches-paper
    74 × 109.3 cm / 29 1/8 × 43 1/16 in

  • Farbaquatinta auf Velin
    595 × 502 cm / 234 1/4 × 197 5/8 in

  • Colour lithograph on Arches-paper
    56 × 72.5 cm / 22 1/16 × 28 9/16 in

  • Alex Katz, Late Summer Flowers
    sold
    Late Summer Flowers
    2013

    silkscreen
    101.5 × 139.5 cm / 39 15/16 × 54 15/16 in

  • Pigment print on Crane Museo Max paper
    117 × 59 cm / 46 1/16 × 23 1/4 in

  • Colour lithograph on Arches-paper
    63.4 × 79.4 cm / 24 15/16 × 31 1/4 in

  • Colour lithograph on Arches-paper
    63.4 × 79.4 cm / 24 15/16 × 31 1/4 in

  • Pigment print on Crane Museo Max paper
    116 × 52 cm / 45 11/16 × 20 1/2 in

  • Pigment print on Crane Museo Max paper
    81 × 40 cm / 31 7/8 × 15 3/4 in

  • Alex Katz, Seated Blonde
    sold
    Seated Blonde
    not dated

    Oil on aluminium
    66.7 × 45.7 cm / 26 1/4 × 18 in

  • Alex Katz, Standing Ada
    sold
    Standing Ada
    1988

    Screenprint on aluminium, printed on both sides
    165 × 25.7 × 0.5 cm / 64 15/16 × 10 1/8 × 3/16 in

  • Screenprint on aluminium
    12.7 × 15 × 4 cm / 5 × 5 7/8 × 1 9/16 in

  • Screenprint on Arches-paper
    66 × 49.8 cm / 26 × 19 5/8 in

  • Colour lithograph on paper
    75 × 94.4 cm / 29 1/2 × 37 3/16 in

  • silkscreen on Saunders Waterford paper
    111.8 × 223.5 cm / 44 × 88 in

  • Alex Katz, The Green Cap
    sold
    The Green Cap
    1985

    colour woodcut on Tosa Kozo paper
    Image: 31 × 45,5 cm | 12 1/4 × 17 7/8 in
    Sheet: 45 × 61,5 cm | 17 3/4 × 24 1/4 in

  • Alex Katz, The Striped Shirt
    sold
    The Striped Shirt
    1980

    colour aquatint on Arches-paper
    116.8 × 53.6 cm / 46 × 21 1/8 in

  • Alex Katz, Wedding Dress
    sold
    Wedding Dress
    1993

    colour aquatint and etching (à la. poupée) on Somerset handmade paper
    132.1 × 55.9 cm / 52 × 22 in

  • Pigment print on Innova Etching Cotton Rag
    66 × 38 cm / 26 × 14 15/16 in

Exhibition catalog