Kitaj

British  

/ ˈkaɪteɪ /

noun

1. R. B. 1932–2007, US painter working in Britain, noted for such large figurative works as If Not, Not (1976)

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Kitaj

Kitaj is the most melancholy of all the likenesses, and the only one that Ashbery did not tuck away but placed against a fireplace in an upstairs sitting room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

But David's classmate, the American artist RB Kitaj, told him to ignore everyone else and simply paint things he loved.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Kitaj and Alex Katz is also reflected in Homer French’s work.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

Kitaj created "Dismantling the Red Tent," which though it doesn't feature Kennedy or Oswald, nonetheless conveys a sense of loss. 

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2014

MJ Long, the architect, and a friend of the painter since the 1960s, says to me now that "there is no doubt that Kitaj went crazy for a while over all of it".

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2013

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