Life and works of Chuck Close

Chuck Close Living artist Photo-realism Portraits Self Portrait 1997, Oil on canvas Photo-Realism Hotel Empire, Richard Estes Chuck Close and Photo-Realism  Large scale portraits  Family and friends  Uses Graphs to enlarge Photographs  Six figure paintings Frank. 1969 Oil on canvas 108 x 84” Early Works Phil.1969 Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 84" Phil Watercolor. 1977, Watercolor on paper 58 x 40" Big Self-Portrait. 1967-68. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 1/2" Linda. 1975-76. Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 108 x 84" Fanny / Finger-painting (detail at left). 1985. Oil-based ink on canvas. 102 x 84" Jud / Collage. 1982.Pulp paper collage on canvas. 96 x 72" Leslie/Watercolor 1.1986. Watercolor on paper 30.25 x 22.25” An Obstacle 1988 health problems Hospitalization Paralysis Overcoming All  New studio  New techniques  New style “ I had to recover enough to paint. There is nothing else I can do. There is nothing else I want to do” Chuck Close The Studio Alex II. 1989. Oil on canvas. 36 x 30" Roy II, 1994 .Oil on canvas, 102 x 84” Kiki, 1968. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 ½” “There’s a real joy in putting these little marks together. They may look like hotdogs, but with them I build a painting.” Chuck Close Elizabeth, 1989. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60” Judy, 1989-90. Oil on canvas. 72 x 60” Chuck Close Self-portrait. 1996. Oil on canvas