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Chuck Close Living artist Photo- realism Portraits Self Portrait 1997, Oil on canvas

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Chuck Close

Living artistPhoto-realismPortraits

Self Portrait 1997, Oil on canvas

Photo-Realism

Hotel Empire, Richard Estes

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”

Early Works

Phil.1969 Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 84"

Phil Watercolor. 1977, Watercolor on paper 58 x 40"

Big Self-Portrait. 1967-68. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 1/2"

Linda. 1975-76. Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 108 x 84"

Fanny / Finger-painting (detail at left). 1985. Oil-based ink on canvas. 102 x 84"

Jud / Collage. 1982.Pulp paper collage on canvas. 96 x 72"

Leslie/Watercolor 1.1986. Watercolor on paper 30.25 x 22.25”

An Obstacle

1988 health problemsHospitalization

Paralysis

Overcoming All

New studio New techniques New style

“ I had to recover enough to paint. There is nothing else I

can do. There is nothing else I want to do”

Chuck Close

The Studio

Alex II. 1989. Oil on canvas. 36 x 30"

Roy II, 1994 .Oil on canvas, 102 x 84”

Kiki, 1968. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 ½”

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

Judy, 1989-90. Oil on canvas. 72 x 60”

Chuck Close

Self-portrait. 1996. Oil on canvas