"Four Figures" by Alex Katz is an oil painting on shaped aluminum that presents the artist's characteristic style of bold, flattened forms and simplified human figures. The double sided format of the work allows viewers to encounter different compositions or perspectives depending on which side they view, creating an innovative spatial and perceptual experience. Katz's choice of aluminum as a support, rather than traditional canvas, emphasizes the modernist materiality of the work while the vivid color palette and gestural brushwork remain central to his aesthetic approach.