In Alex Katz Rose Bud, beautifully depicts two rose buds in brilliant pinks and reds on a simple blue-gray background. He uses bright saturated colors and flat blocks of color within the flowers, reminiscent of Japanese woodblock printing techniques, which have been very influential to Katz throughout his career.

This work has many of the hallmarks of Katz’s iconic artistic style. The close cropping of the composition create an intimacy and emphasize the relationship between the viewer and the subject of the work. Katz painted many works of flowers of all sorts, and experimented with color, lighting and cropping in these compositions. This work is incredibly charming, with the warm pink blooms contrasting perfectly with the cool green of their stems and the pale background.

Created in 2019, Alex Katz Rose Bud, 2019 is an archival pigment inks on Crane Museo Max 365 gsm fine art paper. This work is hand signed by Alex Katz (Brooklyn, 1927 - ) in pencil in the lower left image. Numbered from the edition of 100.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Alex Katz Rose Bud, 2019 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Bauer, Gunhild. Alex Katz Prints: Catalogue RAISONNÉ, 1947-2023. Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH, 2023. Listed and illustrated as catalogue no. 692.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:

Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Alex Katz Rose Bud, 2019 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.