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
KateGrisebach · Jul 2020€71,250≈ $80,342≈ £63,819Sign up to see

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Cecily, 2011
Photograph · Paper
I. 123.4 x 101.6 cm (48 5/8 x 40 in.) S. 145 x 111.6 cm (57 1/8 x 43 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 14, 2022 · Lot 315
£5,040≈ $5,821≈ €5,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Self-Portrait, 1996
Engraving
6 h x 4½ w in (15 x 11 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022 · Lot 266
$1,950≈ £1,688≈ €1,948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Self-Portrait, 1997
Woodcut / linocut
11 h x 8⅞ w in (28 x 23 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022 · Lot 358
$3,750≈ £3,085≈ €3,606Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled, Kate (#14), 2005
Photograph · ed. 21/25
14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm)
Phillips · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 217
$8,190≈ £6,259≈ €7,498Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Phil (from the Rubber Stamp portfolio), 1976
rubber stamp on Strathmore 3-ply
8 h x 8 w in (20 x 20 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 226
$1,500≈ £1,121≈ €1,344Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Self-portrait (tapestry), 1993
silk jacquard weave
50 h x 38 w in (127 x 97 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 288
$3,250≈ £2,430≈ €2,911Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Self-Portrait/Spitbite (White on Black), 1997
Aquatint
13½ h x 9½ w in (34 x 24 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2022 · Lot 278
$7,500≈ £5,534≈ €6,613Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
John I, 1990
Engraving
19⅞ h x 15⅝ w in (50 x 40 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021 · Lot 159
$5,000≈ £3,742≈ €4,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Sunflower (from The Indomitable Spirit Portfolio), 1989
Print (other)
30 h x 22 w in (76 x 56 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021 · Lot 234
$1,875≈ £1,403≈ €1,654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Self-Portrait, 1977
Etching
53¾ h x 40¼ w in (137 x 102 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 24, 2021 · Lot 204
$15,000≈ £10,908≈ €12,928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Chuck Close signature

114 catalogued lots by Chuck Close record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (83% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

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lower right5
lower centre1

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signed100
signed and dated9
signed in pencil5

Signed, numbered and dated, ‘14/25 Chuck Close 2005’ lower centre — Kate Moss, Phillips, Jul 13, 2021
Signed and dated on the lower right: C Close 88 — Susan, im Kinsky, Jun 21, 2017
Signed and dated in pencil l.r., inscribed "Presentation Proof IV" in pencil l.l.12" x 13 3/8" image — John, Barridoff Auctions, Aug 16, 2025

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About Chuck Close

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 created photo portraits using a very large format camera. He adapted his painting style and working methods in 1988, after being paralyzed by an occlusion of the anterior spinal artery.

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