01-23-201501-24-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2779BBoston
January 23, 2015 04:00 PMCalender
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Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) Matthieu

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2779BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 23, 2015 4:00PM

Description:

Alex Katz (American, b. 1927)

Matthieu
Signed and dated "Alex Katz 89" u.r., identified on labels from Pace Wildenstein,
New York, and Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston, and on an exhibition label (see below),all affixed to the frame backing.
Oil on board, 8 x 24 in. (20.5 x 61.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Minor surface grime.

Provenance: Collection of the artist: to Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York; Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston; to a private Vermont collection.

Literature: Weinberg, Alan, Alex Katz, Small Paintings (Kansas City, MO: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 2000),p. 84 (illus.).

Exhibitions: Alex Katz: Small Paintings, Addison Gallery of American Art, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, April 2001-June 2002; extended to Oklahoma City Art Museum and Austin Museum of Art, Texas, November 2002-May 2003.
Estimate $30,000-50,000

Due to the construction of the frame, the backing was not removed during cataloging.


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Keywords

Alex Katz, Barbara Krakow Gallery, Pace Wildenstein, Pace Wildenstein Gallery, Vermont, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, City, Kansas City, Austin Museum of Art, Addison Gallery of American Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Oklahoma City Art Museum