Chuck Close
CHUCK CLOSE "SELF-PORTRAIT" LITHOGRAPH, 2007
Chuck Close (1940-2021) was known for both his meticulous attention to detail and his innovative approach to the genre of portraiture.
Having pioneered the Photorealism movement in the 1960s, Close revolutionized portrait painting at a time when the genre was becoming neglected in favour of photography. His portraits experiment with color, scale, technique, and media, sitting somewhere between realistic and mildly psychedelic.Â
Close continually reinvigorated his practice by questioning conventions of representation, producing a wide-ranging body of work that includes painting, printmaking, drawing, collage, daguerreotypes, Polaroid photography, and tapestries. He gained renown for his gridded paintings that appear abstract from close-up, and form a realistic, pixelated image from afar.Â
Interestingly, given his concentration on portraiture, Close suffers from prosopagnosia—the inability to recognize faces. A breakdown of facial features down to pixelated elements, Close’s portraits serve as a way of studying the human face—a kind of optical training for both artist and viewer.
This self-portrait was created to benefit the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. It exemplifies Close's distinctive style of using intricate patterns and layered color to construct a vivid and lifelike representation.
Composed of vibrant, overlapping loops and swirls, the self-portrait is textured and dynamic, inviting close examination. The work captures Close's characteristic discerning gaze, as he portrays himself gazing solemnly ahead through his circular spectacles. Rendered with remarkable depth and dimensionality, this image celebrates the artist's lifelong exploration and admiration of identity and perception.Â
Close has been the subject of many important exhibitions globally, including a retrospective at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia de Madrid in 2006. He has participated in documentas V (1972) and VI (1977), and the Venice Biennale (1993, 1995, 2003). His work can be found in the collections of the Pompidou in Paris and the Tate Modern in London, among many others.
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“Self-Portrait”
Lithograph & Screenprint on Somerset paper with full margins
Numbered "10/118" signed "Chuck Close" and dated "2007" by the artist in pencil, lower edge
From an edition of 118 (+18 APs)
Published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program/Brand X Editions New York
29.75"H 23.5"W (work)
38"H 30"W (sheet)
42.5" 24.5"W (framed)
Very good condition.
Literature: Riley, 205
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