Skip to main content

Chuck Close Portrait Prints

American, 1940-2021

Chuck Close was renowned for his highly inventive techniques of painting the human face and was best known for his large-scale, photo-based portrait paintings.

After earning his MFA from Yale in 1964, Close took his place atop the American art world by creating large-scale, Photorealistic portraits that have creatively blurred the distinction between photography and painting. In 1988, Close was paralyzed following a rare spinal artery collapse; despite the physical limitations, the artist pressed forward with his work. With a brush taped to his wrist, he continued to paint.

In 2000, Close was presented with the prestigious National Medal of Arts by President Clinton and was appointed by President Obama to serve on the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

"Yes, it is hard to paint blur," Close said. "There are some works I made by using a grid of string to help me perceive changes in depth of focus — something artists have done for centuries. The depth of field in the daguerreotypes is a function of the process of making an image that way, with a very short, very bright flash of light."

Although Close had employed various painterly styles throughout his career, he is perhaps best known for his grid set on the diagonal. Close’s paintings are all-over images where the background of the picture – the negative space – is as important as the face itself, and one cannot exist without the other.

Close often took his family and friends as models, making monumental and classical works that are bold in their simplicity. His work has been the subject of more than 200 solo exhibitions in more than 20 countries, including major retrospective exhibitions at New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia de Madrid and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

(Biography provided by Weng Contemporary – ArtXX AG)

to
15
1
5
14
2
6
2
3
5
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
8
6
1
10
7
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
11
2
3
31
270
174
137
112
7
5
5
4
3
Artist: Chuck Close
Process and Collaboration Met Museum poster (Hand Signed & dated by Chuck Close)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Process and Collaboration (Hand Signed by Chuck Close), 2004 Offset Lithograph poster (Hand Signed & dated by Chuck Close in 2014) Boldly hand signed and dated by artist ...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Phil Limited Edition rubber stamp Portrait of Philip Glass, pencil no. 243/1000
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Phil, 1976 Limited Edition Print on Strathmore 3-Ply Paper. Pencil numbered 243/1000 on the verso. Artist's printed copyright name verso. Accompanied by original envelope...
Category

1970s Realist Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Offset

Book: CHUCK CLOSE WORK (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close CHUCK CLOSE WORK (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch), 2010 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed and inscribed by both artist and author) H...
Category

2010s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Uniquely Signed, dedicated and inscribed vintage card of Linda Rosenkrantz Finch
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Uniquely Signed, dedicated and inscribed vintage card, 1988 Thick card Boldly signed, dated, dedicated and inscribed in black ink on the front...
Category

1980s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph, Ink, Postcard

Phil (Limited Edition Portrait of Philip Glass, uniquely signed by Chuck Close)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Phil (Uniquely Signed by Chuck Close), 1976 (the regular limited edition was unsigned; this one is, exceptionally, signed by the artist) Print on Strathmore 3-Ply Paper, ...
Category

1970s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media

Book: Chuck Close Self-Portraits 1967-2005 (Signed and inscribed with a heart)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967-2005 (Hand signed and inscribed to Michelle with heart doodle), 2005 Hardcover. Bound in publisher's origina...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Lyle
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Lyle 2000 Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto Soft ground etching (Edition of 60) 18 x 15 inches, sheet Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by CLAMP in New ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Phil (Philip Glass)
By Chuck Close
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2002, this relief print with embossing on handmade paper is hand-signed by Chuck Close (Washington, 1940 - New York, 2021) in white crayon in the lower right margin and numbered from the edition of 40 in white crayon in the lower left margin. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Chuck Close Phil...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Handmade Paper

Leslie
By Chuck Close
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1986, this color woodcut on Japon paper is hand-signed by Chuck Close (Washington, 1940 - New York, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered from the edition of 150 in pencil in the lower left margin. Published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Chuck Close Leslie...
Category

1980s Modern Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Self Portrait
By Chuck Close
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Chuck Close Self Portrait, 2012 is hand-signed by Chuck Close (Washington, 1940 - New York, 2021) in pencil in the lower right margin and is ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Archival Pigment

Cindy (Smile)
By Chuck Close
Located in Tallinn, EE
Cindy (Smile) Signed Chuck Close, dated 2013 and inscribed T.P. (in the lower margin) Archival watercolor pigment print on Hahnemühle rag paper 190.5 by ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

James
By Chuck Close
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Utilizing a variety of vibrant colors in a myriad of varied, small geometric shapes, Chuck Close creates a startlingly lifelike portrayal of his subject of fellow artist James Siena....
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

John II
By Chuck Close
Located in Morton Grove, IL
6-run direct gravure Edition 26/40 Chuck Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. Though a catastrophic...
Category

1980s Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Photogravure

Phil, Fingerprint
By Chuck Close
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed by the artist.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Phil (WC print on Japanese HMP)
By Chuck Close
Located in San Francisco, CA
Watercolor pigment print on Awagami handmade BIZAN White Thick 200 grams, hand-coated Edition of 10 Magnolia
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Nat/Felt Hand Stamp
By Chuck Close
Located in San Francisco, CA
Felt hand stamp Edition of 40
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Oil

Related Items
COMPOSITION RED AND GREEN
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. PP edition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Category

1980s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

SEATED SEAMSTRESS Signed Lithograph Young Woman, Dress Form, Rust, Lime Yellow
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
SEATED SEAMSTRESS is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism...
Category

1970s Realist Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe Print, Invitation to the Leo Castelli Gallery, 1981
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
An invitation to "Andy Warhol: A Print Retrospective 1963-1981" held at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City, printed with the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe. Published by Caste...
Category

1980s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

BEDROOM
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Aventura, FL
From Interior Series. Woodcut and screen print in colors on Museum Board. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Roy Lichtenstein. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.. Corlett 247...
Category

1990s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Board, Lithograph, Screen, Woodcut

BEDROOM
BEDROOM
H 56.75 in W 78.5 in
MICKEY FROM HEAD TO TOE
By Romero Britto
Located in Aventura, FL
Original, limited edition offset lithograph in colors on paper. Published by Walt Disney Art Classics. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonabl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

LONDON ARTS GALLERY POSTER
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original poster. Unsigned. Poster is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Category

1970s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset, Paper

Pop Art Male Diptych Silkscreen Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful diptych silkscreen of man in yellow and red by unknown artist, circa 2000. Unsigned. Presented in white metal frame under glass. Originally sold by Walters Adams Gallery. E...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Ink, Paper

Interview Magazine (Diane von Furstenberg) (Signed by Andy Warhol) /// Pop Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Interview Magazine (Diane von Furstenberg)" Series: Interview Magazine *Signed by Warhol in black marker inside, on third page Year: 1981 Medium: Offset-Lithography; The complete November, 1981, Vol. XI, No. 11 issue of "Interview" magazine Overall size: 17" x 11" x .25" Condition: One small tear at right center edge of cover page. In otherwise excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Sacaramento, CA; acquired at a rare book fair in Pasadena, CA from notable autograph dealer Christophe Stickel. It is boldly signed on the third page at center right within a Barney's, New York advertisement. This is immediately seen once opening the first cover page. Approx. 90 pages total. We unconditionally guarantee the signature to be authentic. "Interview" is an American magazine founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol and British journalist John Wilcock. The magazine, nicknamed "The Crystal Ball of Pop", features interviews with celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers. Interviews were usually unedited or edited in the eccentric fashion of Warhol's books and "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again". Diane von Fürstenberg (1946-) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the princely German House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Biography: Andy Warhol ( born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame". Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$105 million for a 1963 canvas titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)". A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the "bellwether of the art market". Warhol's works include some of the most expensive paintings...
Category

1980s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Magazine Paper, Lithograph, Offset, Permanent Marker

HOLD THE LINE Kansas City Chiefs, Signed Stone Lithograph, NFL Football History
By Mervin Allen Corning
Located in Union City, NJ
HOLD THE LINE is an original limited edition lithograph by the American artist, Merv Corning printed from hand drawn lithographic stones using traditional...
Category

1970s Realist Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Painting in Gold Frame
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Paintings series. Woodcut, Lithograph, screen print and collage on Arches 88 paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Roy Lichtenst...
Category

1980s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen, Paper, Lithograph, Woodcut

FRENCH ZERO'S GIRLFRIEND Signed Lithograph Woman in Green Hat Turquoise Red Pink
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
FRENCH ZERO'S GIRLFRIEND is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the pop culture icon, Peter Max, printed in an edition of 150, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. FRENCH ZERO'S GIRLFRIEND is an expressive female Pop Art...
Category

1990s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage David Hockney poster Andre Emmerich Gallery 1982 (Gregory photo montage)
By (after) David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Original exhibition poster commemorating David Hockney's 1982 show at Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York. This poster reproduces Hockney's 1982 photo montage Gregory, Los Angeles March...
Category

1980s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

Previously Available Items
Book: Chuck Close Life (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Life (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch), 2010 Hardback monograph with dust jacket Hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch on the title ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media

Phil (Hand Signed) - over 7 feet high - outdoor billboard
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Phil (Hand Signed) - over 7 feet high - outdoor billboard, 2014 Oversized (huge) offset lithograph banner. Signed and dated by Chuck Close in 2017 86 × 47 inches Uniquely...
Category

2010s Pop Art Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

Phil, Chuck Close
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Created as one of thirteen original prints that were included in The Rubber Stamp Portfolio, released and distributed by the Museum of Modern Ar...
Category

20th Century Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Black and White

Phil Fragment
By Chuck Close
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Chuck Close Title: Phil Fragment Year: 2007 Medium: Screenprint Publisher: Pace Editions, Inc. Size: 16 1/4" x 15 1/8" Signature and Edition: Signed in Pencil "57/100 Chuck Close 2007...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Phil Fragment
H 16.25 in W 15.2 in
Self Portrait
By Chuck Close
Located in Palm Desert, CA
203 color screenprint Signed L/R Edition 62/80
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Self Portrait
Self Portrait
H 74.5 in W 57.75 in
Self Portrait
By Chuck Close
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A self portrait screen print in colors by Chuck Close. Signed across the bottom, "39/80 Chuck Close 2012". Edition 39/80
Category

2010s Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Phil/Fingerprint
By Chuck Close
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Signed L/R Edition 12/80
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Self Portrait
By Chuck Close
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program This a proof signed and dedicated by the artist to Delmar Hendricks, the first director of the Poster and Print Program a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Self Portrait
H 38.38 in W 30.38 in
Self-Portrait Screenprint
By Chuck Close
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed by the artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chuck Close Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Chuck Close portrait prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Chuck Close portrait prints available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Chuck Close in lithograph, paper, offset print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Chuck Close portrait prints, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Tom Wesselmann, Jim Dine, and Roy Lichtenstein. Chuck Close portrait prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $280 and tops out at $85,000, while the average work can sell for $10,500.
Questions About Chuck Close Portrait Prints
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Chuck Close lived in a few places. He was born in Monroe, Washington, in 1940 and grew up in the area. Close attended Everett Community College in Everett, Washington, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. Then, he relocated to Connecticut to pursue a master's degree from Yale University. His studies would also prompt him to move to Vienna, Austria, to take courses at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. After graduation, Close settled in the Amherst, Massachusetts, area while working at the University of Massachusetts. In 1967, he moved again to New York City, New York, to establish his own studio in Soho. Close died in 2021 in Oceanside, New York. Explore a variety of Chuck Close art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Chuck Close is most well-known for doing paintings, but he also worked as a photographer. The American artist is most famous for creating huge portraits of himself in both abstract and photorealistic styles. Find a collection of Chuck Close art on 1stDibs.

Recently Viewed

View All