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Self-Portrait, 2002
Artist: Chuck Close (1940–2021)
Medium: Woodcut on paper
Edition: K5 / VI
Dimensions: 56.4 × 45.3 cm
Signature: Signed and dated
Catalogue Reference: Reproduced on page 173
Description
Chuck Close’s Self-Portrait (2002) exemplifies the artist’s relentless pursuit of perception and process. Executed as a woodcut, the work translates Close’s signature grid-based portraiture into a medium rooted in craftsmanship and tactile precision.
Each tonal transition and carved mark contributes to the image’s complex mosaic, revealing both the artist’s likeness and his analytical engagement with the mechanics of seeing. Close’s approach transforms the human face into a field of abstract geometry that coalesces into realism only at a distance—a visual metaphor for the interplay between intimacy and structure that defines his oeuvre.
Created in the later period of his career, Self-Portrait stands as a synthesis of his technical mastery and introspective depth, reaffirming his status as one of the most innovative figures in postwar American art.
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