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Self Portrait/Squiggle/Etching

Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021) · 2000

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,288 – £3,814) (≈ €2,602 – €4,337)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →
As published: “Etching in colors, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins”
Support
Paper
Edition
47/60
Signed / inscribed
Signed · Chuck Close signature
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
I. 9 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (24.8 x 20.6 cm) 18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (46.4 x 38.7 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Evening & Day Editions (NY030218)
Date
October 17, 2018
Location
New York
Lot
194
Estimate
$3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,288 – £3,814) (≈ €2,602 – €4,337)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2018 and 2019 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Self Portrait/Squiggle/Etching, Phillips 2018

    Oct 17, 2018 · Phillips this result

    Evening & Day Editions, lot 194

    Bought in / unsold · est. $3,000 – $5,000

    As catalogued

    Chuck Close, “Self Portrait/Squiggle/Etching”, 2000

    Etching in colors, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins

    I. 9 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (24.8 x 20.6 cm) 18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (46.4 x 38.7 cm)

    Edition 47/60

  2. Self Portrait/Squiggle/Etching, Phillips 2019

    Apr 23, 2019 · Phillips

    Evening & Day Editions, lot 231

    Sold $3,750Sign up to see · est. $1,500 – $2,500

    As catalogued

    Chuck Close, “Self Portrait/Squiggle/Etching”, 2000

    Etching in colors, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins

    I. 9 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (24.8 x 20.6 cm) 18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (46.4 x 38.7 cm)

    Edition 47/60

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