Nick Ashley chooses Samantha by Alex Katz, an English artist who made his name in New York’s art scene of the 1980s.
Nick Ashley in his choice of Samantha by Alex Katz
‘I love this portrait of Samantha McEwen, an Abstract painter. Apart from the obvious visuals, this painting is enhanced by the subject herself — a plucky young Londoner who went to New York in the 1980s and became one of the best artists to emerge from the city.
‘Alex Katz was then a…