Alex Katz's 1984 painting Green Cap enters Whitney Museum collection as artist's gift
Alex Katz's 1984 painting Green Cap has been accessioned into the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. The oil on board work measures 12 3/16 by 17 3/16 inches and was donated directly by the artist himself. This acquisition was recorded with the accession number 97.44.4. The painting represents Katz's distinctive approach to portraiture and American figurative painting during the 1980s. Information about this acquisition was published on artcritical.com on June 18, 2010. The Whitney Museum continues to build its holdings of significant American artworks through such artist donations.
Key facts
- Alex Katz created Green Cap in 1984
- The painting is oil on board measuring 12 3/16 x 17 3/16 inches
- Whitney Museum of American Art in New York acquired the work
- The painting was gifted by the artist Alex Katz
- Accession number is 97.44.4
- Information was published on artcritical.com on June 18, 2010
- The painting entered the museum's permanent collection
- The work represents American figurative painting from the 1980s
Entities
Artists
- Alex Katz
Institutions
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- artcritical.com
Locations
- New York
- United States