Alex Katz - Autumn 4 | FRANK FLUEGEL GALERIE

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On November 30, 2023, the new original graphic by US artist Alex Katz entitled "Autumn 4" was published. The print is hand-signed and numbered in an edition of 75 copies. Autumn 4 is an original graphic by the US-American artist Alex Katz. The oil painting after which this print was created was part of an exhibition at the Gray Gallery in Chicago in the fall of 2023, Autumn was the artist's tenth solo exhibition at the Gray Gallery and the first exhibition of large-scale landscapes since 2018. The exhibition followed his highly acclaimed retrospective "Gathering", which opened at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in the fall of 2022.

One might be surprised by the untethered rapture of the landscape paintings that have consumed much of Alex Katz's still considerable energy in recent years. But these works are in fact the culmination of a lifelong artistic project that strives to compress everything into "a single burst of energy ... to paint it wide open. Alex Katz has painted figures and landscapes in equal measure throughout his career. Autumn 4 is done on a large scale and in vivid color. "I started looking at the landscapes as an environment that surrounds you," says Katz. "There is no narrative. You're dealing with perception."

On eleven monumental canvases, Katz showed the glowing foliage, the vast fields and the wind-blown trees as they changed with the seasons. Katz's Autumn series, created between 2022 and 2023, focuses on a vibrant autumn palette, while other paintings in the exhibition, from the related Field's End and Tree Top series, show calmer responses to the landscape in muted shades of green, yellow and gray. FRANK FLUEGEL GALERIE has had the artist in its program since 1999 and has numerous prints and small paintings in stock for sale. In the masterful hands of acclaimed artist Alex Katz, the canvas is transformed into a breathtaking ode to autumnal splendor in the form of "Autumn 4". This original print captures the essence of fall, focusing on a majestic tree with leaves glowing in shades of yellow, orange and red against a brilliant blue sky. Katz, known for his distinctive approach to contemporary realism, employs a unique blend of simplicity and sophistication in "Autumn 4". The tree takes center stage, its branches stretching gracefully outward like the fingers of nature, and each leaf is rendered with a precision that defines Katz's signature style. The leaves, a luminous palette of warm hues, seem to dance in harmony, creating a visual symphony that reflects the spirit of the season.What sets "Autumn 4" apart is Katz's masterful play of color. The golden yellows, fiery oranges and deep reds of the leaves are a testament to his ability to capture the fleeting beauty of fall.

The colors are not simply pigments on canvas; they are a celebration of the fleeting nature of time, as autumn leaves are destined to fall and form a mesmerizing carpet beneath the tree.Against this explosion of autumnal color, the sky forms a striking backdrop. Katz chooses a bright blue that not only contrasts with the warm tones of the leaves, but also brings a sense of clarity and calm to the composition. The blue sky becomes a metaphorical canvas, framing nature's masterpiece and highlighting the fleeting beauty of the changing seasons. "Autumn 4" is a testament to Katz's ability to reduce complex scenes to their essential elements while creating a deep emotional impact. The print invites the viewer to immerse themselves in the beauty of autumn, to feel the crispness in the air and to contemplate the tree as a silent witness to the cyclical nature of life.With this original print, Alex Katz not only captures the essence of fall, but also invites us to pause, reflect and appreciate the ephemeral beauty that surrounds us - a timeless celebration of the magnificence of nature that lingers long after the leaves have fallen. Alex Katz is particularly famous for his figurative paintings: The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, he was born in New York in 1927. As a pioneer of Pop Art, he always concentrated on the essentials and explored simplified forms and high-contrast color composition early on. His art is diverse, but always has beauty as its central theme. The artist can now look back on more than 200 solo and around 500 group exhibitions; his diverse works are part of over 100 collections worldwide. Alex Katz lives and works in New York and Maine. FRANK FLUEGEL GALERIE, with locations in Nuremberg and Kitzbuehel, has focused on high-quality originals of pop art, street art and contemporary art for over twenty years.

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