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Riders on the Subway [recto]

Alex Katz · 1940/1949

Alex Katz: Documented works 1940–1968 (not lifespan)

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Alex Katz

Riders on the Subway [recto]

1940/1949

graphite on wove paper · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20.3 x 12.4 cm (8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Collection no.
1998.31.8.a
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Riders on the Subway [recto] — Alex Katz. 1940/1949.

Medium: graphite on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 20.3 x 12.4 cm (8 x 4 7/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1998.31.8.a. Gift of the Parnassus Foundation.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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