Alex Katz
Cornice

Cornice

© Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Cornice
Cornice
ArtistAmerican, born 1927
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cornice
Date1997
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumOil on linen
Dimensions96 1/2 × 128 1/4 in. (245.1 × 325.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Alex Katz Foundation
Object number2011.672
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Alex Katz Foundation, New York; given to MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History“Contemporary Art: Selections from the Museum’s Collection,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 3–September 21, 2014.

"Alex Katz: Gathering," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 18, 2022–February 20, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso stretcher, lower left: CORNICE / 96 X 128"
No signature visible
White printed sticker label on verso, affixed to left-most vertical stretcher bar: 16 NOV 00 / Sale 9528 / Lot 239

White printed sticker label on verso, affixed to upper middle horizontal stretcher bar, on right: 16 NOV 00 / Sale 9528 / Lot 239

White printed sticker label on verso, affixed to upper middle horizontal stretcher bar, on right: PACE WILDENSTEIN / 32 EAST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NEW YORK 10022 212-421-3292 / Alex Katz [bold] #33025 / Cornice [underlined] 1997 / oil on canvas / 8' x 10'6" (2.44 x 3.2m) / CORNiCE (written in black ink)

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