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American · 1940–2021 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 195 of 208 lots (94% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Chuck Close: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1960s11$18.8kSign upOil
1970s1717$3.5kSign upLithograph
1980s2723$6.5kSign upOther
1990s7065$3.8kSign upOther
2000s5947$8.2kSign upPhotograph
2010s1817$9.4kSign upPhotograph

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1960s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$18.8kSign up
Average
$18.8kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
—

1970s 17 works

Sold
17 of 17
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$14.6kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 16 in (49 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (8), Other (5), Engraving (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 5 more (1970s)

1980s 27 works

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23 of 27
Median
$6.5kSign up
Average
$8.7kSign up
Typical size
30 × 22 in (76 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Other (9), Etching (6), Woodcut / linocut (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 70 works

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65 of 70
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$6.7kSign up
Typical size
38.5 × 31 in (98 × 79 cm)
Mediums
Other (30), Woodcut / linocut (13), Photograph (11)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (40)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 46 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 59 works

Sold
47 of 59
Median
$8.2kSign up
Average
$13.8kSign up
Typical size
20 × 20 in (51 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (25), Screenprint (13), Print (other) (6)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (24)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 35 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 18 works

Sold
17 of 18
Median
$9.4kSign up
Average
$25.3kSign up
Typical size
47 × 39.5 in (119 × 100 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (11), Screenprint (3), Oil (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (5)
Show 6 more (2010s)

Creation date not recorded

13 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$2.9kSign up
Average
$3kSign up
Typical size
19 × 15.5 in (49 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1), Woodcut / linocut (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold
6 of 6
Median
$2.7kSign up
Average
$7.4kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 10 in (34 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Other (5), Etching (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3)

Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$6.5kSign up
Average
$12.2kSign up
Typical size
8 × 8 in (20 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Other (1), Woodcut / linocut (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Chuck Close auction results →