Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist
Alex Katz, Paul Taylor Dance Company

Alex Katz

American · b. 1927 · Painter, Printmaker

Alex Katz is an American figurative artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and prints. Since 1951, Katz's work has been the subject of more than 200 solo exhibitions and… (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Alex Katz? Get a free auction estimate →

782lots offered1995–2026years recorded93%sold (716)$8.1kSign up free to seemedian price

2 works by Alex Katz with an auction history (offered more than once) →

9 works by Alex Katz coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

  1. Alex Katz, Blue Umbrella I, 1972, oil on canvasBlue Umbrella IPhillips · £3,375,000≈ $4,144,163≈ €3,793,284Sign up to see
  2. Alex Katz, The Grey Dress, 1982, oil on canvas, triptychThe Grey DressPhillips · $2,208,000≈ £1,856,086≈ €2,122,261Sign up to see
  3. Alex Katz, Tara, 2003, Oil on canvasTaraKetterer Kunst · €901,000≈ $1,015,697≈ £769,060Sign up to see

Alex Katz’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Coming up at auction

9 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters
Longest side–Reset

773 results · page 15 of 20

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Alex Katz, Brisk Day Series, 1990, The complete set of three prints, including one woodcut, one aquatint and one screenprint in colours, on various papers, the full sheets
    Brisk Day Series, 1990
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 85/150
    all S. 90.2 x 72.5 cm (35 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 189
    £6,875≈ $8,874≈ €7,911Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Alex Katz, Gray Dress (Laura), 1992, Screenprint in colours, on Arches rag paper, the full sheet
    Gray Dress (Laura), 1992
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 22/150
    S. 91.8 x 71.3 cm (36 1/8 x 28 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 190
    £3,750≈ $4,840≈ €4,315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Alex Katz, Brisk Day, 1990, Aquatint in colours, on wove paper, the full sheet
    Brisk Day, 1990
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 64/150
    S. 90.2 x 72.5 cm (35 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 191
    £4,375≈ $5,647≈ €5,034Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Alex Katz, Here's to You, 1962, Oil on Masonite panel
    Here's to You, 1962
    Oil · Board
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 100
    $106,250≈ £81,605≈ €95,044Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Alex Katz, Double Ada, Sculpture
    Double Ada
    Sculpture
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 54
    $36,250≈ £28,016≈ €33,072Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
  6. Alex Katz, Red Coat, 1983, Screenprint in colors, on Stonehenge paper, the full sheet
    Red Coat, 1983
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 70/73
    S. 58 x 29 in. (147.3 x 73.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 13
    $32,500≈ £25,671≈ €30,425Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Alex Katz, Joan, 1986, Aquatint in colors, on Somerset paper, the full sheet
    Joan, 1986
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 41/65
    S. 31 x 39 1/2 in. (78.7 x 100.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 14
    $12,500≈ £9,874≈ €11,702Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Alex Katz, Three Portraits, 2012, The complete set of three screenprints in colors, on Rising Museum board, the full sheets
    Three Portraits, 2012
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 19/60
    all S. 38 7/8 x 41 in. (98.7 x 104.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $16,250≈ £12,836≈ €15,213Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Alex Katz, Late Summer Flowers, 2013, Screenprint in colors, on 4-ply Museum Board, the full sheet,
    Late Summer Flowers, 2013
    Screenprint · Board · ed. 10/50
    S. 40 x 55 in. (101.6 x 139.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 16
    $10,625≈ £8,393≈ €9,947Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Alex Katz, Brisk Day Series, 1990, The complete set of three prints, including one woodcut, one aquatint and one screenprint in colors, on various wove paper, the full sheets,
    Brisk Day Series, 1990
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 67/150
    all S. approx. 36 x 29 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 230
    $10,000≈ £7,899≈ €9,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Also offered, result not published (10)

Lots by Alex Katz that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Alex Katz paintings (100)Alex Katz oil paintings (99)Alex Katz works on paper (33)Alex Katz drawings (31)Alex Katz prints (583)Alex Katz etchings (78)Alex Katz engravings (6)Alex Katz aquatints (69)Alex Katz lithographs (99)Alex Katz screenprints (240)Alex Katz woodcuts & linocuts (60)Alex Katz multiples (11)Alex Katz photographs (31)Alex Katz sculpture (8)

Alex Katz signature

450 catalogued lots by Alex Katz record a signature line. The most common placement is lower left (33% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower left29
  • upper right20
  • lower right19
  • on the reverse14
  • upper left2
  • along the bottom2

Form

  • signed353
  • signed and dated67
  • signed in pencil30
  • Incised with the artist’s signature and date “Alex Katz 12” upper right — Study for Pink Roses 1, Phillips, Jul 16, 2026
  • Signed and dated 'Alex Katz 91' upper right — Open Door, Phillips, Jun 26, 2026
  • Signed and dated 'Alex Katz 06' lower right — Manhattan at Night, Phillips, Jun 26, 2026

Alex Katz signature: all forms and examples →

About Alex Katz

Alex Katz is an American figurative artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and prints. Since 1951, Katz's work has been the subject of more than 200 solo exhibitions and nearly 500 group exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally. He is well known for his large paintings, whose bold simplicity and heightened colors are considered as precursors to Pop Art.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related artists — American, born 1902–1952

More American artists of the same period