Harmony (from the June Ekman's Class portfolio) 1972
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Harmony (from the June Ekman's Class portfolio)
Year: 1972
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Paper: Arches
Image Size: 13 × 23 cm (5 × 9 in)
Sheet Size: 28 × 38 cm (11 × 15 in)
Edition: 50
Signature: Signed and numbered lower left: "Alex Katz /50"
Printer: Hitoshi Nakazato, New York
Publisher: Co-published by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York and Marlborough Graphics, Inc., New York
Provenance: Marlborough Gallery, New York; Private Collection
Reference: Schröder 46
Frame: Framed (natural wood frame, as shown)
Description
Harmony (1972) is a print from Alex Katz's June Ekman's Class portfolio — one of the artist's most refined and intimate early print series, produced in 1972 and co-published by Brooke Alexander and Marlborough Graphics in New York. The image presents a close-up of a young woman's face, cropped at the eyebrows above and the chin below, her straight blonde hair falling across the right side of the composition in diagonal parallel lines that merge with the graphic language of the etching itself. The gaze is steady, frontal, and entirely self-contained — the same quality of composed, slightly impersonal directness that Katz has pursued in portraiture across seven decades.
The combination of etching and aquatint — line and tone working together on the same plate — gives the image a delicate tonal range that flat colour printing cannot achieve: the gradations of the skin, the subtle modelling of the eyes, the slight shadow beneath the lip are rendered with an intimacy and a precision that situate this work firmly in the tradition of the great portrait etchings of Rembrandt and Whistler, translated through Katz's distinctly American, distinctly mid-century visual sensibility. The wide white margins of the Arches paper — with their natural deckled edges — frame the small image with a generosity that amplifies rather than diminishes its presence.
Printed by Hitoshi Nakazato — one of the most respected specialist printers in New York's postwar print world — and co-published by Brooke Alexander and Marlborough Graphics, this impression is numbered /50 and referenced as Schröder 46 in the authoritative catalogue raisonné of Katz's prints. Provenance from Marlborough Gallery, New York — one of the most prestigious galleries in American art history and Katz's long-standing representative — and a subsequent private collection. Presented in a natural wood float frame.
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FAQ
Is this an original Alex Katz print?
Yes — an original etching and aquatint on Arches paper, signed and numbered "Alex Katz /50" lower left, from an edition of 50.
What is the June Ekman's Class portfolio?
June Ekman's Class is a portfolio of etchings and aquatints produced by Alex Katz in 1972, co-published by Brooke Alexander, Inc. and Marlborough Graphics, Inc., New York. It is one of Katz's most refined early print series.
Is this work referenced in the catalogue raisonné?
Yes — listed as Schröder 46 in the authoritative reference for Katz's prints.
What is the provenance?
The work comes from Marlborough Gallery, New York — one of the most prestigious galleries in American art history and Katz's long-standing representative — followed by a private collection.
Who printed this work?
Hitoshi Nakazato, New York — one of the most respected specialist printers in New York's postwar print world.
Is the work framed?
Yes — presented in a natural wood float frame, as shown.
Do you ship internationally?
Yes — worldwide, with museum-grade packaging for framed works on paper, full insurance, and shipment tracking.
