John (proof for unpublished print)

1972

Chuck Close

Associated Names
Chuck Close

Artist, American, 1940 - 2021

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image shows a partial view of a human face, focusing on the left eye and a small part of the surrounding facial area. The person is facing forward, with their left eye clearly visible. The eye is wearing round, metallic glasses with a thin frame. The facial features suggest an older individual, with subtle age lines around the eye visible through the lens. The image is overlaid with vibrant patches of blue, pink, and green, creating an abstract effect. The background has a watercolor-like texture with bright pastel colors that blend into the subject's face, lacking a recognizable setting or context.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color photo-etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.31 × 29.53 cm (10 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.31 × 32.07 cm (10 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.116.14

  • 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. 2.2

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 54, pl. 2.2.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, upper left verso, sideways, in graphite: 5; in unknown hand, lower center verso in graphite: unpublished; in unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: Close: John: WP2 (2) NGA

Wikidata ID

Q76561007

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