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Why did Chuck Close paint portraits?
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Chuck Close stated that he painted portraits as a way to overcome a cognitive disorder. Called prosopagnosia, or face blindness, the condition made it difficult for Close to differentiate and recognize faces. The American artist found that painting people's faces helped him to notice their fine details, allowing him to begin to notice differences. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Chuck Close art.
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Chuck Close - Signed, dedicated & inscribed art card of Linda Rosenkrantz Finch
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close
Art Card: Chuck Close - Linda, 1975-6, Uniquely Signed, dedicated and inscribed vintage card, from the Estate of Cordelia Platt, 1988
Uniquely Signed, dedicated and inscr...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Postcard, Lithograph, Offset
Chuck Close - Print of Philip Glass, hand numbered, ltd. ed of 1000, w/envelope
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close
Phil, 1976
Limited Edition rubber stamp print on Strathmore 3-Ply Paper.
Pencil numbered from the edition of 1000 on the verso. Artist's printed copyright name verso.
Acc...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Process and Collaboration Met Museum print (Hand Signed & dated by Chuck Close)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close
Process and Collaboration (Hand Signed by Chuck Close), 2004
Offset Lithograph poster (Hand Signed & dated by Chuck Close in 2014)
Boldly hand signed and dated by artist ...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Self Portrait
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Known for his monumental portraits, Chuck Close created this self-portrait in 2000 as an archival pigment print of a daguerreotype measuring 22 x 17 in (56 x 43.2 cm), unframed. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Self-Portrait
By Chuck Close
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
Dalai Lama
By Chuck Close
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Chuck Close
Title: Dalai Lama
Year: 2005
Medium: Digital pigment print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper
Edition: 300; signed, dated and numbered in pen...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
$6,000 Sale Price
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