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Chuck Close
United StatesChuck Close is an American artist known for his large-scale Photorealist portraits. He constructs the paintings through a grid system, in where each square on the canvas corresponds with a squared off cell on the reference photograph. Focusing mainly on self-portraits or portraits of his family and friends, including the artists Richard Serra, Alex Katz, Cindy Sherman, and Cecily Brown. Similar to the Pointillist works of Georges Seurat, Close's compositions come in to focus the further an observer stands from them. "I realized that to deal with your nature is also to construct a series of limitations which just don't allow you to behave the way you most naturally want to behave," he said of his technique. "So, I found it incredibly liberating to work for a long time on something even though I'm impatient." Born on July 5, 1940 in Monroe, WA, the artist has struggled with dyslexia and facial blindness throughout his life. He went on to receive his MFA from the Yale School of Art in 1962, while at Yale he worked in an Abstract Expressionist style. It was after seeing Sol LeWitt's process-based work that Close began experimenting with the grid system he is now known for. In 1988, Close suffered damage to his anterior spinal artery leaving him paralyzed and wheelchair bound. Undeterred, the artist adapted his method of painting to compensate and now works with a brush strapped to his wrist. His works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, among others. Close currently lives and works between New York, NY and Long Island, NY. Listing wanted. Check out our new sister site Bluechipartbrokerage,com
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Chuck CloseDalai Lama 2005 HSLimited Edition Print: Digital Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Paper , Hand Signed, From the edition of 3049x41 in | 124x104 cm |
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Chuck CloseSelf Portrait 2000 HSLimited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 7016x12 in | 39x30 cm |
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Chuck ClosePhil 1976Limited Edition Print: Rubber Stamp Print on Strathmore 3-Ply Paper From The Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Plate Signed, From the edition of 10008x8 in | 20x20 cm |
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Chuck CloseUntitled - Man / Woman (From Doctors of the World, Medecins Sans Frontieres Portfolio 2001Limited Edition Print: Pigmented Digital Output Iris Print From Daguerroeotype, Hand Signed, From the edition of 10024x15 in | 62x37 cm |
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Chuck CloseUntitled from Doctors of the World portfolio 2001 HSLimited Edition Print: Digital Ink Jet Print, Hand Signed, Upon Request15x24 in | 38x61 cm |
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Chuck CloseS.P. II 1997 Self Portrait HSLimited Edition Print: Linocut, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 709x11 in | 23x28 cm |
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Chuck CloseA Couple of Ways of Doing Something (Artist's Book of 25 Prints) 2003 HSLimited Edition Print: Inkjet And Letterpress, Hand Signed, From the edition of 7516x12 in | 41x30 cm |
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Chuck CloseFingerpainting Suite of 5 1980Limited Edition Print: Offset Lithograph, Plate Signed, From the Edition of 100, Not Matching Numbers22x18 in | 56x44 cm |
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