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Ceravolo
"The Eye of Chuck Close", encaustic and oil stick

2016

About the Item

"The Eye of Chuck Close" by Ceravolo is acrylic oil stick and encaustic paint on two layers. The top lay is set about 1/2 inch in front of the bottom layer. Both layers feature the eye of fellow Hampton artist Chuck Close. The paper size measures 14 x 11" The framed size measures 20 x 17" When Ceravolo first met Chuck Close he told Chuck that he was a big influence on him and the reason that he started painting large faces in the 1970's and they discussed portrait painting. Close liked what the artist said and invited Ceravolo and his wife to his Bridgehampton studio. That is where they discussed the portrait that Ceravolo would create of Chuck Close. Ceravolo photographed Chuck in Southampton for several paintings that he was to work on. This work of art came about when Ceravolo realized that the circle shape of Close's eyeglasses and the eye of Close made for an interesting composition. The paintings of Ceravolo have received international acclaim for more four decades. His art, came to popular attention in the 1970's, when he was commissioned to create five large scale oil on canvas portraits for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Frank Zappa, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young and Hall and Oats.. In addition to those, his paintings are in many influential corporate and private collections, including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, HUGH M. HEFNER, DAVID BRENNER, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few. This is a unique one of a kind work. Signed by Ceravolo on the verso.
  • Creator:
    Ceravolo (1953)
  • Creation Year:
    2016
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU20827093932
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