Alex Katz – Yellow Laura
The American artist Alex Katz has been alive for nearly a century but there’s no sign of him slowing down. His highly-stylised output of seductive and emotionally detached artworks were first made as a response to the prevalent Abstract Expressionism, and later, through his use of everyday visual culture taken from advertising and cinema, seen as a precursor to Pop Art. Portraits are one of the great subjects of this works and he transforms his circle of family, friends and New York society figures into unforgettable icons. This work is the portrait of Laura Halzack, prima ballerina of the Paul Taylor Dance Company based in New York City.