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Chuck Close

American · 1940–2021 · Painter, Printmaker

Charles Thomas Close was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also… (Wikipedia)

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Keith/MezzotintPhillips · Oct 2020$176,400≈ £134,708≈ €149,226Sign up to see
KateKetterer Kunst · Jun 2019€118,750≈ $133,867≈ £105,299Sign up to see
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Chuck Close, Dalai Lama, 2005, Pigment print — Dalai Lama, 2005
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$3,048Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Roy Lichtenstein II, 1996, Inkjet print — Roy Lichtenstein II, 1996
Phillips · Apr 5, 2024
$6,350Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait #2, 1999, relief print with embossing on Twinrocker Handmade — Self-Portrait #2, 1999
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024
$5,292Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993, silk jacquard weave — Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024
$1,512Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil (Philip Glass), 2002, The complete set of three relief prints with embossing, on handmade white, grey and black papers, with full margins — Phil (Philip Glass), 2002
Phillips · Jan 17, 2024
£10,160Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil tapestry, 1991, silk — Phil tapestry, 1991
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 10, 2024
$8,190Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil (from the Rubber Stamp portfolio), 1976, rubber stamp on Strathmore 3-ply — Phil (from the Rubber Stamp portfolio), 1976
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$1,512Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait (tapestry), 1993, tapestry — Self-Portrait (tapestry), 1993
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$2,358Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Untitled — Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 12, 2023
$6,500Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait (für Parkett 60), 2000, Inkjet-Print — Self-Portrait (für Parkett 60), 2000
Van Ham · Oct 31, 2023
€1,122Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Kathy, 1979, Polaroid — Kathy, 1979
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$12,600Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Lucas/Woodcut, 1993, Woodcut and pochoir in colors, on Kozo paper, with full margins — Lucas/Woodcut, 1993
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023
$12,700Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Kate, 2007, Jacquard tapestry — Kate, 2007
Phillips · Oct 12, 2023
£44,450Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Keith V / Manipulated, 1981, handmade paper pulp in gray — Keith V / Manipulated, 1981
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$4,788Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993, silk jacquard weave — Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$2,520Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Leslie, 1986, Pencil signed, titled and dated in pencil, numbered (there were also twenty artist's proofs) — Leslie, 1986
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 14, 2023
$4,250Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Untitled diptych (from the Doctors of the World portfolio), 2001, digital pigment print — Untitled diptych (from the Doctors of the World portfolio), 2001
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$630Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil, from Rubber Stamp Portfolio, Relief print, on Strathmore paper, 1976 — Phil, from Rubber Stamp Portfolio
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 11, 2023
$650Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait, 2000, Farbserigrafie auf leichtem Karton — Self-Portrait, 2000
Van Ham · Jun 5, 2023
€23,760Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait, 1995, screenprint in colors — Self-Portrait, 1995
Rago Auctions · Jun 1, 2023
$35,280Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Leslie, 1986, Woodcut in colors, on Echizen Kozo Nimai Suki paper, with full margins, — Leslie, 1986
Phillips · Apr 18, 2023
$3,810Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Zwei Akte, 2001, Farboffset auf leichtem Karton — Zwei Akte, 2001
Van Ham · Mar 8, 2023
€528Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil (from the Rubber Stamp portfolio), 1976, rubber stamp on Strathmore 3-ply — Phil (from the Rubber Stamp portfolio), 1976
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$1,512Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993, silk jacquard weave — Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$2,268Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil (from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio), 1976, rubber stamp on Strathmore 3-ply — Phil (from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio), 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023
$2,142Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait, 1999, relief etching on Okawara — Self-Portrait, 1999
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023
$8,190Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Kate Moss, 2003, Archival pigment print — Kate Moss, 2003
Phillips · Nov 22, 2022
£12,600Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil/Fingerprint, 1981, Lithograph, on wove paper, with full margins — Phil/Fingerprint, 1981
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022
$11,340Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Lucas/Rug, 1993, hand-loomed silk on linen warp — Lucas/Rug, 1993
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$15,000Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Leslie, 1986, woodcut in colors on Echizen Kozo Nimai Suki — Leslie, 1986
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$3,800Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993, silk jacquard weave — Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$2,750Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Portrait of Jonas Mekas, 2017, archival pigment print — Portrait of Jonas Mekas, 2017
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$2,750Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Cecily, 2011, Digital pigment print in colours, on wove paper, with full margins — Cecily, 2011
Phillips · Sep 14, 2022
£5,040Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait, 1996, photoengraving on chine collé mounted to Hahnemühle — Self-Portrait, 1996
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$1,950Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait, 1997, linocut — Self-Portrait, 1997
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022
$3,750Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Untitled, Kate (#14), 2005, Pigment print from daguerreotype — Untitled, Kate (#14), 2005
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022
$8,190Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Phil (from the Rubber Stamp portfolio), 1976, rubber stamp on Strathmore 3-ply — Phil (from the Rubber Stamp portfolio), 1976
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022
$1,500Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993, silk jacquard weave — Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022
$3,250Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait/Spitbite (White on Black) — Self-Portrait/Spitbite (White on Black)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2022

Chuck Close, John I, 1990, engraving — John I, 1990
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021
$5,000Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Sunflower (from The Indomitable Spirit Portfolio), 1989, dye diffusion transfer print — Sunflower (from The Indomitable Spirit Portfolio), 1989
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021
$1,875Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait, 1977, Etching, hardground and aquatint — Self-Portrait, 1977
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 24, 2021
$15,000Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait/Color, 2007, Monumental Jacquard woven tapestry, with original stainless steel hanging hardware — Self-Portrait/Color, 2007
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$31,500Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Emma, 2002, Woodcut in 113 colors, on Shiramine paper, with full margins — Emma, 2002
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$20,160Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Lyle, 2003, screenprint in colors — Lyle, 2003
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$13,750Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Self Portrait, 1999, relief etching on Okawara — Self Portrait, 1999
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$7,500Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, Untitled (In Honor of Peter Hujar) (from the 1989 portfolio), 2000, digital iris print — Untitled (In Honor of Peter Hujar) (from the 1989 portfolio), 2000
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$1,560Sign up free to see

Chuck Close, John II, 1991, direct gravure in colors — John II, 1991
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$3,500Sign up free to see

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