Vase 2
Alex Katz
Contemporary Art
MEDIUM
Oil on board
DATES
1950s
DIMENSIONS
20 × 15 15/16 in. (50.8 × 40.5 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Recto: Signed “Alex Katz” – Top proper left
INSCRIPTIONS
Verso:
“B” – black marker, top proper right corner
“K” – in pencil, center bottom third
Yellow unintelligible stamp along center middle
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2023.44.6
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the artist, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary
PROVENANCE
October 24, 2023, gift of the artist to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Alex Katz (American, born 1927). Vase 2, 1950s. Oil on board, 20 × 15 15/16 in. (50.8 × 40.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2023.44.6 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.44.6_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2023.44.6_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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