Self-Portrait (study for unpublished progression print)
printed 2010, assembled 2013
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View on museum website →Medium
color photogravure: four color-separation proofs and one full-color working proof
Dimensions
each plate: 73.03 × 58.74 cm (28 3/4 × 23 1/8 in.) each sheet: 84.14 × 69.22 cm (33 1/8 × 27 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Accession Number
2014.5.2.1-5
Art Historical Context
Chuck Close's *Self-Portrait (study unpublished progression print)* offers a fascinating glimpse into the artist's meticulous process, printed in 2010 and assembled in 2013 A master of photorealism, is renowned for his large-scale grid-based portraits that challenge perception and explore the mechanics of seeing. This work, gifted by the artist to the National of Art, captures Close himself in his signature intense gaze, rendered through an experimental print study that was never fully published. The medium—color photogravure with four color-separation proofs (likely cyan, magenta, yellow, an...
About the Artist
Chuck Close
Chuck Close, born Charles Thomas Close on July 5, 1940, in Monroe, Washington, overcame significant early challenges including undiagnosed dyslexia, prosopagnosia (face blindness), a neuromuscular disorder, and nephritis that sidelined him from school. Art became his refuge; he honed his skills through private lessons and live model drawing. Close studied at Everett Community College before earnin...