Contemporary Art | Milan
Contemporary Art | Milan
STUDIO PER TRIO
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November 27, 03:05 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
ALEX KATZ
b. 1927
STUDIO PER TRIO
signed and dated 84
oil on board
(firmato e datato 84
olio su tavola)
cm 45,4x61; inches 17.87 by 24.02
Framed (con cornice): cm 47x62,5x3,3; inches 18.50 by 24.60 by 1.29
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“The idea of making a contemporary portrait seemed like a real challenge—to be able to look at a person and paint them, forgetting what you had been taught. I did it out of things I liked about abstract paintings. When I got to the flat background, that was the most exciting thing in my life—bingo! It was the first time the paintings had real energy to them” (A. Katz, quoted in “Alex Katz Interviewed by David Salle,” Alex Katz: Unfamiliar Images, Milan, 2002, p. 17).
“L'idea di fare ritratti contemporanei sembrava veramente una sfida difficile – essere in grado di guardare una persona e dipingerla, scordandoti ciò che ti era stato insegnato. Io lo ho fatto usando le cose che mi piacevano della pittura astratta. Quando sono arrivato allo sfondo piatto, quella è stata la cosa più entusiasmante della mia vita – bingo! Era la prima volte che i dipinti avevano una vera e propria energia” (A. Katz, citato in “Alex Katz Interviewed by David Salle,” Alex Katz: Unfamiliar Images, Milano, 2002, p. 17).