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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Untitled, 1961
Oil · Canvas
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020 · Lot 76
$18,750≈ £14,404≈ €17,305Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Self-Portrait (Tapestry), 1993
silk jacquard weave
50 h x 38 w in (127 x 97 cm)
Wright · Jan 16, 2020 · Lot 425
$1,875≈ £1,435≈ €1,679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
Cinnamon, 2016
Photograph · ed. 14/20
40 × 35,5 cm
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2019 · Lot 344
€6,250≈ $6,878≈ £5,324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Grisebach ↗
John I, 1990
publisher,˜3-run direct gravure on paper · Paper · ed. 38/40
plate 19-3/4 x 15-3/4 in. sheet 30 x 23 in.
Brunk Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 261
$1,200≈ £937≈ €1,088HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Self-portrait (Tapestry)
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019 · Lot 339
$3,000≈ £2,342≈ €2,719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Phil/Fingerprint, 1981
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 22/36
I. 43 x 31 3/4 in. (109.2 x 80.6 cm) S. 50 1/4 x 38 in. (127.6 x 96.5 cm)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 263
$11,875≈ £9,259≈ €10,691Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
Self Portrait I, 1997
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 34/70
I. 11 3/4 x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm) S. 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 264
$2,250≈ £1,754≈ €2,026Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
Phil/Manipulated, 1982
Handmade pressed paper pulp in grays, with full margins · Paper · ed. 8/20
I. 51 1/2 x 42 in. (130.8 x 106.7 cm) S. 69 x 54 in. (175.3 x 137.2 cm)
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 86
$16,250≈ £12,670≈ €14,630Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
Phil (Anamorphic), 2007
Engraving · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2019 · Lot 269
$15,000≈ £11,537≈ €13,425Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Self-Portrait (tapestry), 1993
woven silk jacquard
50 h x 38 w in (127 x 97 cm)
Wright · Oct 17, 2019 · Lot 354
$1,625≈ £1,270≈ €1,462Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗

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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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