Chuck Close

Living artist
Photo-realism
Portraits

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 problems

Hospitalization

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”
“There’s a real joy in
putting these little
marks together. They
may look like
hotdogs, but with
them I build a
painting.”
Elizabeth, 1989. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60”
Chuck Close
Judy, 1989-90. Oil on canvas. 72 x 60”
 Chuck Close

Self-portrait. 1996. Oil on canvas