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26 One flight up, 1967, oil on metal, by Alex Katz, 28 Study for the portrait of Louis-François Bertin, Black Mountain College, Pratt Institute and the
from an exhibition of his work at Fischbach Gallery, black chalk, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, on Philadelphia School of Art. He was a prize-winner at
New York, until November 14. Alex Katz was born view in an exhibition of nineteenth century French the 1960 Venice Biennale. He died in 1962, at the
in 1927 in New York. Since 1954 he has had a drawings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New age of 52.
number of one-man exhibitions in New York and has York, during November. This drawing was be-
taken part in many group shows. His work is included queathed to the Museum by Grace Rainey Rogers, Canada
in several American public collections. in 1943. 30 Clunk, 1967, oil and enamel on masonite, by
27 The red velvet and powder collage, by Antoni 29 Mahoning, 1956, oil on canvas, by Franz Kline, Murray Favro, from an exhibition entitled 'Art in-
Tapies, from an exhibition of recent paintings at from an exhibition of his work at the Whitney ventions and paintings by Murray Favro' at Carmen
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, until November Museum of American Art, New York, until November Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, from November 7 until
30. Tapies was born in Barcelona in 1923 and in 1946 24. The exhibition of ninety-two paintings traces November 27. Murray Favro was born in 1940 and
he abandoned his law studies to become a profes- Kline's development from early figurative works of he studied at Beal Technical School, London,
sional painter. He moved to Paris in 1950 where he New York City and his native Pennsylvania to the Ontario. He has had several exhibitions in Canada.
met Picasso, Braque and others of the 'School of predominantly black-and-white abstractions of his Prices range from $200 to $1,500.
Paris'. He now lives in Barcelona. He has won a maturity. Franz Kline was born in 1910 and was 31 A car from the exhibition 'Custom Cars' at Van-
number of awards and prizes and had many one-man educated at Girard College and Boston University. couver Art Gallery until December 1. The exhibition
and group exhibitions. His work is in public and In 1950 he had his first one-man show, at the Egan includes about fifteen cars and three motor cycles,
private collections in America, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Gallery, and two years later the Museum of Modern with auxiliary displays of club insignia, pinstripers,
Brazil, Japan and Germany. Art purchased one of his paintings. He taught at drawings, decals and accessories, and also a pro-
gramme of films and other events.