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Impala
1968
Alex Katz
Alex Katz (American, b. 1927)
Contemporary Art
Impala, 1968. Alex Katz (American, b. 1927). Oil on canvas; framed: 187 x 278 x 4 cm (73 5/8 x 109 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.); unframed: 182.9 x 276.9 cm (72 x 109 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund and Gift of the Eppler Family Foundation and Agnes Gund 1983.68 © Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY Impala is one of at least 80 portraits Alex Katz painted of his wife, Ada. Here, he presents her as a passenger in the vivid red interior of a 1960s Chevy Impala on a drive through the American Southwest. A mountainous view of Utah is visible through the car window. Combining realism and abstraction, Katz borrows the large scale and bold forms of Abstract Expressionism to invigorate his straightforward approach to figurative painting. Katz made five quick oil sketches prior to composing Impala; because of his preparations the final image was completed in just one session.
- Maker/Artist
- Katz, Alex
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 187 x 278 x 4 cm (73 5/8 x 109 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 182.9 x 276.9 cm (72 x 109 in.)
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 1983.68
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund and Gift of the Eppler Family Foundation and Agnes Gund
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1983, Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s, Fischbach Gallery, New York (September 26-October 22, 1970)., <em>Alex Katz Retrospective</em>. Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City (January 7-February 7, 1971); University of California, San Diego (February 22-April 14, 1971); Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul (July 16-October 3, 1971); Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (November 10-December 31, 1971)., <em>Alex Katz</em>. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (March 6-June 15, 1986).
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
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