Alex Katz
ALEX KATZ "CROLIE IN PINK", 1985
Alex Katz (b. 1927) has been dedicated to art-making since the 1950's - however, it wasn't until the 60's when he established his signature 'flat' figurative style. Over the succeeding decades, Katz kept the tradition of figurative painting alive as it had gone out of style.
Katz typically portrays subjects that he is personally connected to. Depicting his family, colleagues, or peers, he paints mindfully, observing and feeling the moment in its essence.
This breathtaking portrait features a young woman--Crolie--against a gauzy pale pink field of color. Demure and pensive, she gazes beyond the viewer. Her red sweater is delicately depicted, the soft material falling loosely from her shoulders. The subject wears an earring with the recognizable sun image from iconic Italian artist and designer, Piero Fornasetti. In some of Katz's best portraits, he will reduce elements to their most essential shape...yet faithfully include details related to fashion and styling.
This painting has been in a private collection since its purchase in the late 1980s, and has not been seen by many. Created at an important time for the artist, Katz had his first major retrospective at The Whitney Museum of American Art in 1986.
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"Crolie in Pink"
USA, 1985
Oil on canvas
Original label from Marlborough Gallery with title and date on verso stretcher bar
48"H 72"W (work)
49.5"H 74"W (framed)
Very good condition.
Provenance: Marlborough Gallery (New York City)
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