Alex Katz

The Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above in August 2005)
Thence by descent to the present owner 

This work is in good and sound condition overall. There is evidence of overall wear and handling to the sides and edges of the sculpture, which has resulted in areas of paint loss. This is most noticeable on the backside of the figure, particularly along the bottom edge. There appears to be minor surface drip accretions which fluoresce brightly under ultraviolet light, and general surface soiling on the bottom half of the sculpture. Under ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration.
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"The quick light of Pollock and de Kooning really interest me and I found impressionist paintings to be a slow light – Capturing fast light is like painting the immediate present which, to me, is painting eternity… if you can get into the immediate present, then there’s no past and there’s no future. That’s what the immediate tense is. I always try to get that in my paintings."
Alex Katz