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Chuck Close
Living artistPhoto-realismPortraits
Self Portrait 1997, Oil on canvas
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Photo-Realism
Hotel Empire, Richard Estes
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Chuck Close and Photo-Realism
Large scale portraits Family and friends Uses Graphs to
enlarge Photographs Six figure paintings
Frank. 1969 Oil on canvas 108 x 84”
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Early Works
Phil.1969 Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 84"
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Phil Watercolor. 1977, Watercolor on paper 58 x 40"
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Big Self-Portrait. 1967-68. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 1/2"
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Linda. 1975-76. Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 108 x 84"
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Fanny / Finger-painting (detail at left). 1985. Oil-based ink on canvas. 102 x 84"
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Jud / Collage. 1982.Pulp paper collage on canvas. 96 x 72"
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Leslie/Watercolor 1.1986. Watercolor on paper 30.25 x 22.25”
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An Obstacle
1988 health problemsHospitalization
Paralysis
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Overcoming All
New studio New techniques New style
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“ I had to recover enough to paint. There is nothing else I
can do. There is nothing else I want to do”
Chuck Close
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Alex II. 1989. Oil on canvas. 36 x 30"
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Roy II, 1994 .Oil on canvas, 102 x 84”
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Kiki, 1968. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 ½”
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Elizabeth, 1989. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60”
“There’s a real joy in putting these little marks together. They may look like hotdogs, but with them I build a painting.”
Chuck Close
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Judy, 1989-90. Oil on canvas. 72 x 60”
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Chuck Close
Self-portrait. 1996. Oil on canvas