{"product_id":"alex-katz-blue-umbrella-lithograph-1979","title":"ALEX KATZ \"BLUE UMBRELLA\" LITHOGRAPH, 1979","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Alex Katz Caviar20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/alex-katz\"\u003eAlex Katz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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' style. \u003cspan\u003eOver the succeeding decades, Katz kept the tradition of figurative painting alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Katz, printmaking has always been an essential part of his process, and as an integral part of his oeuvre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe first began experimenting with printmaking while attending Cooper Union, where he earned his BA in 1949. Though he focused on painting in his early career, he embraced printmaking in the mid-1960s with fervour, and has since created more than 400 editions of lithographs, etchings, silkscreens, woodcuts, and linoleum cuts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis captivating lithograph depicts Katz's preferred model and muse: his wife Ada. Standing calmly amidst elongated falling raindrops, Ada is aloof, remote, and disconnected from her environment. Presented in close-up, the elements of the composition brim with an irrepressible cinematic quality. Further enhancing the image’s effect, Katz strategically positions the tilted raindrops surrounding Ada, allowing some to appear as though they are running down her cheeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is based off a 1972 painting of the same name, one of the artist's most well-known canvases, that was used as the front cover for the catalogue of his major solo show at the Whitney in 1986. \"Blue Umbrella\"\u003cspan\u003e is a sumptuous example of the Katz's oeuvre, conceived as an ode to his enduring muse, whose elegance remained constant amid the shifting landscape of American society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print is held in the permanent collection of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynmuseum.org\/objects\/155334\"\u003eBrooklyn Museum\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Blue Umbrella\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUSA, 1979\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLithograph in eleven colors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned and numbered \"25\/120\" by the artist in pencil, lower edge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20.25”H 30” W  (sheet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27\"H 37\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted by Styria Studio, Inc., New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by GHJ Graphics Inc., New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall good condition. Consistent fading. Full report on request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterature:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Maravell 121\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alex Katz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67696105750764,"sku":"10-26","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Alex-Katz-Blue-Umbrella_01.jpg?v=1791577836","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/alex-katz-blue-umbrella-lithograph-1979","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}