“Ambitious in scale, elegiac in tone, Orange and Black, 2006, is an astonishing performance of painterly physicality and touch, tempered by the unrivaled reductive grace that is the signature of Alex Katz’s mature production. The painting is an exceptional example of a classic Katzian motif, the twilight transition of light viewed through a forested strand of trees. ‘It’s the instantaneous light. If you get that right then you get in the total present tense – that’s what you are going for, that’s eternity’” (Alex Katz recorded by – Steer, Emily, Now Showing: Alex Katz Quick Light, Elephant, June 2, 2016).

Alex Katz is an American painter known for his vibrant, figurative works that explore the intersection of visual perception and the human experience. An integral part of his oeuvre since 1949 when the artist did his first residency in Maine, Katz’s bold, sprawling landscapes, like Orange and Black, 2006, capture the beauty of nature in all its glory.