John (proof for unpublished print)

1972

Chuck Close

Associated Names
Chuck Close

Artist, American, 1940 - 2021

Crown Point Press

Artist

The image is a head and shoulders view of a man facing the camera directly. His face is depicted in an artistic, color-block style with shades of red, blue, and natural skin tones. The man has a full beard and mustache in light blue, wears round spectacles, and has combed hair with a mix of natural colors and a hint of red. He wears a jacket with a visible large button, against a background with colorful squares at the top and pastel blue and red tones elsewhere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color photo-etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 113.67 × 90.17 cm (44 3/4 × 35 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 136.21 × 107 cm (53 5/8 × 42 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.116.12

  • Copyright

    © Chuck Close, Courtesy Pace Gallery

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2014

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013, pl. 2.4

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 55, pl. 2.4.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: unpublished Close: John WP5 NGA

Wikidata ID

Q76561004

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