ALEX KATZ "LATE JULY 2" LITHOGRAPH, 1971Alex 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, whether it's a location or the people in his life. This ethereal lithograph was a re interpretation of a work

Initialed and numbered in pencil by the artist

Their workshop and was just a stone's through from her 11th Street home studio

and endless possibilities

Annotated “Children” and “426” in pencil verso

The confrontational nature of Oldenberg's sculptures places an emphasis on the viewer

This distinctive imagery draws inspiration from two prior works: "The Dr

singular and uniquely Canadian

perhaps a broader and more consistent theme is that of spectacle and/or urban entertainment

Canada circa 1985

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In recent years there has been new scholarship and increasing commercial interest in his early works

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