Portrait of a Woman

1973

Alex Katz

Associated Names
Alex Katz

Artist, American, born 1927

The image shows a pencil drawing of a person from just below the shoulders upwards, focusing on their face. The individual is facing slightly to the right with a calm expression. Their facial features, including defined eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and subtle lips, are delicately sketched. The person has long, straight hair falling around their shoulders. The drawing does not depict clothing or accessories. The background is minimalist, with faint sketches implying an urban cityscape or architectural structure.
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Artwork overview


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

Exhibition History

1979

  • Selections from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Huntington Galleries, West Virginia, 1979, no. 93

1981

  • A Collector's Eye: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981, no. 37

2007

  • Olga Hirshhorn Collects: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Alex Katz 73

Wikidata ID

Q64534086

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