Reclining Figure, Indian Blanket

1987

Alex Katz

Associated Names
Alex Katz

Artist, American, born 1927

Doris Simmelink

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows a close-up of a person's face and upper shoulders. The person is lying down in a relaxed position on their back with their head slightly tilted. They have an angular face with distinct jawlines and lips painted in bright red, partially visible due to the large, round sunglasses that cover their eyes. Their hair is dark, smooth, and neatly lays around their head. The person is wearing a white shirt with an open collar, and around them, there is a patterned background featuring bold geometrical shapes and colors, primarily red, black, and beige.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint on Somerset Satin wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 90 x 105.7 cm (35 7/16 x 41 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.8.100

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schröder 2011, no. 215

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, 1987; acquired 1997 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1997, no. 116

Bibliography

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997-1998, no. 116.

2011

  • Schröder, Klaus Albrecht, ed. Alex Katz, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné, 1947-2011. Ostfilden, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2011, p. 169, no. 215.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Alex Katz R.T.P.

Markings

stamped lower right verso in gray ink: Crown Point Press / Doris Simmelink [Crown Point Press symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q75397589

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