Alex
Katz
Early Life and Education Born: July 24, 1927, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, USA Family moved to St. Albans, Queens at a young age. Developed an interest in art early on. Studied at the Cooper Union (1946-1949), learning Modern art theories and techniques under Morris …
A portrait built from Alex Katz's own colours
Every 53 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
