CHUCK CLOSE Early Work
SELF-PORTRAIT CONTACT SHEET black-and-white photograph 10 x 8 in.
SELF-PORTRAIT MAQUETTE 1968 gelatin print scored with ink and masking tape mounted on cardboard 30 x 24 in.
Grid Art Art that utilizes a mathematical grid to ensure correct proportions and placement of objects
Proportion The relative size of an object in comparison to other object around it
BIG SELF-PORTRAIT Acrylic on canvas
SELF-PORTRAIT 1968 Graphite on paper 29 1/8 x 23 in.
Realism Art that mimics reality
Process Art The artist sets a process in motion and awaits the results.
CHUCK CLOSE 1970s
SELF-PORTRAIT MAQUETTE 1975 Black and white polaroid photograph scored with pencil and masking tape with plastic overlay
SELF-PORTRAIT 1977 Ink on paper 29 7/8 x 22 ¼ in.
SELF-PORTRAIT/WHITE INK 1978 Aquatint on paper 54 x 41 in.
SELF-PROTRAIT/CONTE CRAYON 1979 Conte crayon on paper 29 ½ x 22 in.
CHUCK CLOSE 1980s
SE SELF-PORTRAIT/COMPOSITITE/SIX PARTS color Polaroid photographs 170 x 133 in
SELF-PORTRAIT, RIGID 1982 Handmade paper pulp 38 ½ x 28 1/2
SELF-PORTRAIT/CAST RELIEF 1983 Cast handmade paper pulp 43 x 34 in.
SELF-PORTRAIT 1986 Oil on canvas 54 ½ x 42 ¼ in.
SELF-PORTRAIT 1987 Oil on canvas 72 x 60 in.
CHUCK CLOSE 1990s to 2005
SELF-PORTRAIT 1991 Oil on canvas 100 x 84 in.
SS SELF-PORTRAIT MAQUETTE 1997 Color Polaroid scored with tape, ink, and graphite mounted on foam core 36 x 24 in.
SELF-PORTRAIT 1997 Oil on canvas 102 x 84
SELF-PORTRAIT Oil on canvas 72 x 60 in.
Chuck Close working on SELF-PORTRAIT
Chuck Close working on SELF-PORTRAIT
sef SELF-PORTRAIT Oil on canvas 102 x 86