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Illustration of a woman with a neutral expression, wearing a black top and white collar, against a light blue background, depicted twice side by side.

Ada Ada

€5,000

Alex Katz, 'Ada Ada', a new limited edition print launched in collaboration with Avant Arte for the Guggenheim.

Alex Katz

Ada Ada

€5,000
Limited edition of 20045.0 (H) × 90.0 (W) cm

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Alex Katz unveils the first-ever edition of his 1991 painting Ada Ada, now reimagined as a hand-crafted, 26-colour silkscreen print. 

Ada Ada honours the artist’s muse, his wife, Ada Katz, who he has painted over 250 times since they married in 1958. The artwork was displayed as a key piece in Katz's major 2022 Guggenheim retrospective, Alex Katz: Gathering, cementing its status as one of his most prominent works. This edition, created in partnership with the Guggenheim to raise funds for the museum, marks the first time this painting has been offered as a limited edition print.

In close collaboration with the artist, Tom Murphy, founder of Make-Ready – our specialist fine art printmaking studio – crafted this intricate 26-colour silkscreen from hand-drawn films, a testament to the innovation that has shaped Katz's printmaking practice for over 60 years.

The making of Ada Ada

To bring Ada Ada to life, Make-Ready founder Tom Murphy returned to his printmaking roots – crafting a multi-layered silkscreen entirely from hand-drawn films.

To capture both the unmistakable quality of Katz’s linework and the likeness of Ada in the edition, each shadow, highlight and tone was meticulously refined in graphite, with every ink mixed and printed by hand to ensure the highest quality and finish.

I considered every layer, and drew the films for all 26 colours by hand. On a personal level, the project brought me back to my roots. Some of my earliest prints at university were made with hand-drawn films, so working on this felt like coming full circle – a reminder of why I fell in love with printmaking in the first place.

Tom Murphy, Founder of Make-Ready
A process image of Tom Murphy creating a new limited edition print by Alex Katz, 'Ada Ada'

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Discover more about Alex Katz’s most beloved muse – his wife, Ada – who he has painted over 250 times since their marriage in 1958, and who is the subject of our edition.

Alex Katz and his wife, Ada
Alex Katz portrait
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