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Fine art detail of the well-known artwork titled
"Red Coat" by the American artist Alex Katz. This piece is a portrait of his wife and lifelong muse, Ada.
Artwork Details
Artist: Alex Katz (born 1927)
Title: Red Coat
Date: 1982 (painting version, oil on canvas); 1983 (screenprint/silkscreen version)
Medium: The original work is an oil on canvas painting, while many popular versions, including the one in the image (likely a print or poster based on common availability), are screenprints or offset lithographs.
Style: Associated with Pop Art and New Realism movements, known for flat planes of bold, simple color and crisp, simplified contours.
Current Location: The original 1982 oil painting is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. An impression of the 1983 screenprint is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
The portrait features a radically cropped and magnified view of Ada's face, a signature technique by Katz that was influenced by movies, photography, and advertising. The subject's expression is enigmatic, adding a sense of mystery to the piece. |
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