Beach House

1966

Alex Katz

Associated Names
Alex Katz

Artist, American, born 1927

Stephen Poleskie

Printer, American, born 1938

Fischbach Gallery

Publisher

The image shows a composition of simple geometric shapes with sharp lines and angles forming an abstract representation of a house. The house is depicted with a flat, minimalistic style highlighting a rectangular base and triangular roof shapes. It is positioned against a backdrop that includes elongated lines suggesting tall grass, with a patch of blue resembling the ocean.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.97 × 18.57 cm (5 1/2 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3383

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schröder 2011, no. 13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Maravell, Nicholas P. Alex Katz: The Complete Prints. New York and London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, 1983, no. 12.

2011

  • Schröder, Klaus Albrecht, ed. Alex Katz, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné, 1947-2011. Ostfilden, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2011, p. 100, no. 13.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 20/50 Alex Katz; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: GO4832 / 70 [circled] 71

Wikidata ID

Q77010305

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