Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗The Dog, 1978
Aquatint · Paper
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026$2,176 ≈ £1,618 ≈ €1,874Sign up free to see price
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Study for Ada in Spain
Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) · 1981
$167,700 price realized incl. premium
≈ £124,963≈ €144,581
Hammer $130,000 · with buyer’s premium $167,700
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on Masonite”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Incised with the artist's signature and date "Alex Katz 81" lower left · Alex Katz signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art: Morning Session (NY010426)
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 133
- Estimate
- $80,000 – $120,000 (≈ £59,613 – £89,419) (≈ €68,971 – €103,457)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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