Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz
Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz

Dog at duck trap de Alex Katz

  • Año: 1975
  • Técnica: Litografía firmada a mano
  • Tamaño: 109 x 83 cm
  • Edición: 90 + 18 AP + 4 PE

Conocido por su estilo depurado y por el uso de grandes áreas de color plano, Alex Katz centra su obra en la simplicidad y la elegancia de la vida cotidiana. Su litografía Dog at Ducktrap es un ejemplo perfecto de este enfoque. La pieza muestra una escena tranquila al aire libre, protagonizada por un perro de pelaje largo y suave, que aparece sentado en la hierba alta y verde, con la lengua fuera en una actitud relajada y amistosa. El fondo, reducido a formas sencillas y colores planos, sugiere un paisaje sereno de agua, colinas y árboles distantes. El contraste entre la textura detallada del perro y la suavidad del entorno potencia la fuerza visual de la obra y refleja la capacidad de Katz para capturar la belleza de los momentos más sencillos con una mirada contemporánea y luminosa.

Esta litografía fue impresa por Styria Studio, Inc. New York y co editada por Brooke Alexander, Inc. y Marlborough Graphics, Inc., New York

Se encuentra en los siguientes catálogos razonados: Catalogue Raisonné by Schröder / Markhof 2011 no. 83; Catalogue Raisonné by Maravell 1983 no. 81
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Alex Katz (United States, 1927). He studied at the Cooper Union in New York from 1946 to 1949 and at the Skowhagen School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. His figurative painting focuses primarily on portraiture, although he also depicts landscape... Leer más

Alex Katz (United States, 1927). He studied at the Cooper Union in New York from 1946 to 1949 and at the Skowhagen School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. His figurative painting focuses primarily on portraiture, although he also depicts landscapes, flowers, and seascapes.

Considered a precursor of Pop Art, he distanced himself from Abstract Expressionism through large-scale figurative works. He begins with sketches that he reworks and expands upon the canvas, employing the fragmentation and repetition of motifs. His figures appear against abstract backgrounds of flat, bright colors, with an emphasis on gazes, fashion, and other symbols of his era. In the 1980s, he ironically explored the joie de vivre associated with leisure and carefree living.

His first solo exhibition was held in 1954, and since then he has enjoyed both institutional and commercial success. His work is included in more than one hundred public and private collections internationally, including those of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Tate Gallery, and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. He lives and works in New York.

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