Alex Katz Paints Ada

Name: Alex Katz Paints Ada
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ISBN: 9780300114836

ISBN-10: 0300114834

ISBN-13: 9780300114836

Edition: 2006

Authors: Robert Storr, Lawrence Alloway, James Schuyler

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For almost fifty years, the Americannbsp;artist Alex Katz (b. 1927) has painted a series of portraits of his wife, Ada. This beautifully illustrated book is the first to focus on these iconic paintings, which are unprecedented in their focus on a single figure over many years. nbsp; In this volume, leading scholars explore the allure of Ada as a subject and the art-historical importance of Katz’s portraits, asking fascinating questions about Katz’s methods and intentions: What do these paintings reveal and conceal about their subject? What does Katz do in the studio to convey such vitality on his canvases? How does Katz’s work fit into the history of portraiture and the art movements of the…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Size: 10.00" wide x 11.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English