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Alex Katz

Exhibition June 11 − September 11, 2022
The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum presents for the first time in Spain a retrospective of the American artist Alex Katz (born New York, 1927).

The exhibit includes about 40 large-format oil paintings accompanied by various sketches offering an overview of all the artist's usual themes: individual, double and group portraits along with his distinctive colors and sweeping landscapes, with recognizable authorial bright colors and flat backgrounds.

Alex Katz (born New York, 1927) was a key figure in the history of twentieth-century American art and a precursor of Pop Art, an artist who is still active today.

Prepared according to the materials of the website of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.