Alex Katz Purple Hat (Ada) For Sale

Edition

Edition of 125 plus 25 AP

*Purple Hat (Ada)* (2017) is a archival pigment inks by Alex Katz, measuring 45 5/8 x 20 1/2 in ; 115.9 x 52.1 cm. Edition of 125 plus 25 AP. This work belongs to Alex Katz's landmark Ada series — one of the most sustained portrait projects in American art, dedicated to his wife Ada Katz across more than six decades of printmaking and painting. The Ada works are considered among the most historically significant editions in Katz's production, combining intimate subject matter with his characteristic formal economy. Alex Katz (b. 1927, Brooklyn, New York) is one of the most significant American figurative artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His prints are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Tate Modern, and over 100 institutions worldwide. Works from the Ada series are among the most actively traded in the contemporary prints market, with recent auction results at Christie's, Phillips, and Sotheby's confirming sustained collector demand. Guy Hepner represents Alex Katz editions from our New York gallery, with access to works across all major series. Contact us for pricing, availability, and condition reports.