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Alex Katz

1927 - Today

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Alex Katz (born July 24, 1927) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Katz is the 1,705th most popular painter (down from 1,606th in 2019), the 7,017th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,712th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Alex Katz ranks 1,705 out of 2,023. Before him are Georg von Rosen, Alfred Manessier, Zhou Fang, Jim Dine, Lorenz Frølich, and Katarina Ivanović. After him are Henry Salt, Markus Lüpertz, Andrea Benetti, Cecilia Beaux, Ștefan Luchian, and Christian Wilhelm Allers.

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Among people born in 1927, Alex Katz ranks 308. Before him are Ad-Diba, Jerry Schatzberg, Mark Blaug, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Janet Moreau, and Pasqualino De Santis. After him are Harold Brown, Endel Tulving, Clint Walker, Shoji Nishio, Joan Feynman, and Dick Savitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Katz ranks 7,019 out of 20,380. Before him are Teddy Mayer (1935), Gloria Jones (1945), Nancy Cartwright (1957), Charles Austin (1967), W. Earl Brown (1963), and Lil Nas X (1999). After him are Ann Blyth (1928), Harry James (1916), John Miller (1903), Jack Coleman (1958), Elbert Hubbard (1856), and Harold Brown (1927).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Alex Katz ranks 83. Before him are Frank Frazetta (1928), Mark Tobey (1890), Childe Hassam (1859), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), John Baldessari (1931), and Jim Dine (1935). After him are Cecilia Beaux (1855), Jenny Holzer (1950), Alice Neel (1900), Ad Reinhardt (1913), Morris Louis (1912), and Charles Willson Peale (1741).

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