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Artists›Chuck Close

Chuck Close

1940–2021

WA-00003906

Monroe, WA, USA

Contemporary

Representation

None documented

12

Institutional Exhibitions

101

Works in Collection

227

Assets Indexed

16

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ453883

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Chuck Close

Pace Gallery

2025–2024

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Contemporary Works from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989–1990

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For 25 Years: Crown Point Press

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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American Prints, 1960�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Artists by Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Prints: Acquisitions, 1973�1976

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976–1977

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Drawing Now: 1955�1975

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Projects: Chuck Close/Liliana Porter

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

Field Verification (8 fields)

6 cross-verified · 2 single-source

NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge+1· 85%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyGallery Pace + Gallery Generic+1· 80%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (7)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/chuck-close
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/chuck-close
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Kavi-Guptahttps://www.artsy.net/artist/chuck-close
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Pace-Galleryhttps://www.pacegallery.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
White-Cubehttps://whitecube.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1156
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Chuck Close yet.

Graph relationships

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (101)

2011 · Jacquard tapestry

87 x 74 in. (221 x 188 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2011 · Jacquard tapestry

87 x 74 in. (221 x 188 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2009 · Paper pulp

sheet: 35 1/2 x 28 1/2" (90.2 x 72.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Phil/Fingerprint

2009 · Screenprint

sheet: 22 1/16 x 17 5/16" (56 x 44 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait Woodcut

Self-Portrait Woodcut

2009 · Woodcut

composition: 28 x 23" (71.1 x 58.4 cm); sheet: 35 1/2 x 28 1/2" (90.2 x 72.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kara Walker

2008 · Inkjet print

47 × 34 1/2" (119.4 × 87.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

2007 · Screenprint

sheet: 74 1/2 x 57 3/4" (189.2 x 146.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ronald

2002 · Daguerreotype

8 1/16 × 6 1/8" (20.5 × 15.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kirk

2002 · Daguerreotype

8 1/16 × 6 1/8" (20.5 × 15.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Phil Gray

2002 · Relief print with embossing

Museum of Modern Art

Phil Black

2002 · Relief print with embossing

Museum of Modern Art

Phil White

2002 · Relief print with embossing

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

2001 · Daguerreotype

20.5 × 15.5 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

2001 · Daguerreotype

20.4 x 16.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kiki (Smith)

2000 · Daguerreotype

20.5 × 15.5 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled from 1989

Untitled from 1989

2000 · Digital print from a portfolio of four chromogenic color prints, four digital prints (one double-sided), one silver dye bleach print, one monotype and photoetching, and one etching and aquatint

composition: 11 7/8 × 19 15/16" (30.2 × 50.7 cm); sheet: 18 3/8 × 23 7/8" (46.7 × 60.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait/Scribble/Etching

Self-Portrait/Scribble/Etching

2000 · Soft-ground etching

Composition: 9 13/16 x 8 1/16" (25 x 20.5 cm); sheet: 18 1/8 x 15 3/8" (46 x 39 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait/Pulp/Pochoir

Self-Portrait/Pulp/Pochoir

2000 · Paper pulp and pochoir

composition and sheet: 25 3/16 x 19 5/16" (64 x 49 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait/Scribble/Etching Box Set

Self-Portrait/Scribble/Etching Box Set

2000 · 12 plate proofs and 12 progressive proofs

plate (each): 11 7/8 x 10" (30.1 x 25.4 cm); sheet (each): 18 1/8 x 15 3/8" (46 x 39 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

2000 · Screenprint

Composition: 58 7/8 x 47 7/16" (149.5 x 120.5 cm); sheet: 65 3/4 x 54 1/8" (167 x 137.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait (for Parkett no. 60)

Self-Portrait (for Parkett no. 60)

2000 · Digital print

Composition: 15 3/8 x 11 7/8" (39 x 30.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Robert

1998 · Photogravure

sheet: 28 9/16 x 24 1/8" (72.5 x 61.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait

1997 · Daguerreotype

6 × 6 cm (2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait

Chuck Close, Self-Portrait

1997 · Daguerreotype

14 × 11 cm (5 9/16 × 4 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (6)

101 published of 153 catalogued · 113 with image

MoMA
50 publishedof 101 catalogued77 img
Art Institute Chicago
35 published35 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published
Whitney
2 published
+ 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Paul III
1996 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Lucas
1988 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Rubber Stamp Portfolio: Phil
1976 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Phil Spitbite
1995 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1987 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Alex
1996 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Chuck Close (Wikipedia)

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Chuck Close (Wikipedia)

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Chuck Close (Wikipedia)

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Wikimedia Commons

Saardom Chuck Close

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Relationships

8

Movements1

Collections7

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art Christie's Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Represented by

Pace Gallery

Current

Gallery

Pace Gallery

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

University of Washington

Visual Arts

Yale School of Art

Visual Arts

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Visual Arts

Yale University

Visual Arts

Everett High School

Visual Arts

University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design

Visual Arts

Everett Community College

Visual Arts