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Chuck Close Marta/Fingerprint direct gravure etching portrait formed from dense black fingerprint patterns

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Direct gravure etching. Chuck Close’s Marta/Fingerprint (1986) is a direct gravure etching that translates a photographic portrait into a dense network of overlapping fingerprints. Printed in an edition of 45 and measuring 54 1/8 x 40 3/8 inches, the work exemplifies Close’s innovative printmaking practice of the 1980s. The sitter’s face emerges from layered, swirling impressions of ink, each fingerprint acting as an individual unit within a larger grid-like structure. From a distance, the image appears sharply detailed and photographic; at close range, it dissolves into abstract whorls and tactile marks. By constructing likeness through touch, Close links personal identity with the unique pattern of the fingerprint, reinforcing themes of individuality, repetition, and process.

Artwork Copyright © Chuck Close

Chuck Close

Marta/Fingerprint, 1986

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Direct gravure etching. Chuck Close’s Marta/Fingerprint (1986) is a direct gravure etching that translates a photographic portrait into a dense network of overlapping fingerprints. Printed in an edition of 45 and measuring 54 1/8 x 40 3/8 inches, the work exemplifies Close’s innovative printmaking practice of the 1980s. The sitter’s face emerges from layered, swirling impressions of ink, each fingerprint acting as an individual unit within a larger grid-like structure. From a distance, the image appears sharply detailed and photographic; at close range, it dissolves into abstract whorls and tactile marks. By constructing likeness through touch, Close links personal identity with the unique pattern of the fingerprint, reinforcing themes of individuality, repetition, and process.

Artwork Copyright © Chuck Close
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Chuck Close

Self Portrait (2), 2012

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 6,760

Chuck Close's Self Portrait (1), 2012, mixed media with pixel-like grid using felt stamping and hand-applied oil paints on silkscreen.

Chuck Close

Self Portrait (1), 2012

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 40,000 - 50,000

Chuck Close, Self Portrait/White Ink, 1978, etching and aquatint showing a photorealistic bearded portrait with glasses in monochrome.

Chuck Close

Self Portrait/White Ink, 1978

Limited Edition Print

Etching And Aquatint

USD 27,000 - 35,000

Chuck Close's #14 From Untitled (set of 6 Kates), digital pigment print, hyper-realistic portrait of a young woman with freckles.

Chuck Close

#14 From Untitled (set Of 6 Kates), 2005

Limited Edition Print

Pigment Print

USD 17,800

Chuck Close's #11 From Untitled, pigment print diptych showing front and back views of a female nude in detailed realism.

Chuck Close

#11 From Untitled (set Of 6 Kates), 2005

Limited Edition Print

Pigment Print

USD 12,900

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Chuck Close

Self-Portrait, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

USD 40,000 - 50,000

Chuck Close Marta/Fingerprint direct gravure etching portrait formed from dense black fingerprint patterns

Chuck Close

Marta/Fingerprint, 1986

Limited Edition Print

Etching

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Chuck Close Leslie/Fingerprint direct gravure etching portrait formed from layered black fingerprint marks

Chuck Close

Leslie/Fingerprint, 1986

Limited Edition Print

Etching

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Chuck Close Emily/Fingerprint direct gravure etching portrait built from fingerprint marks showing detailed black and white face.

Chuck Close

Emily/Fingerprint, 1986

Limited Edition Print

Etching

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Chuck Close Kara portrait of Kara Walker made from colored circular stamps on handmade paper in pixelated style.

Chuck Close

Kara, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

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Chuck CLOSE | Self Portrait (Lincoln Center) | Screen-print

Chuck Close

Self Portrait (Lincoln Center), 2007

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 14,000 - 17,000

Chuck Close, Alex/Reduction Print, 1993, screenprint; hyper-realistic close-up of a man’s textured face with detailed tonal gradations.

Chuck Close

Alex/Reduction Print, 1993

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 29,500

Chuck Close Self Portrait 2000, mixed media with paper pulp and pochoir, abstract textured grayscale portrait featuring glasses.

Chuck Close

Self Portrait / Pulp / Pochoir, 2000

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 29,500

Chuck Close, Merce Cunningham, digital color coupler print portrait featuring a detailed close-up of the choreographer's face against a neutral background.

Chuck Close

Merce Cunningham, 2004

Limited Edition Print

Photograph

USD 9,000

Chuck Close's Untitled (Doctors of the World), black and white diptych featuring torsos of a pregnant woman and a man, digital print, 2001.

Chuck Close

Untitled ((Doctors Of The World), 2001

Limited Edition Print

Digital Print On Paper

USD 1,695

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Chuck Close

Dalai Lama, 2005

Limited Edition Print

Digital Print On Paper

USD 4,850

Chuck Close digital inkjet print Self-Portrait, 2000, featuring a hyperrealistic close-up of the artist’s face with glasses and a focused gaze.

Chuck Close

Self-Portrait, 2000

Photography

Inkjet Print

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Chuck Close, Phil (Detail), 2007, screen-print showing a grayscale close-up portrait with mosaic-like fingerprint texture.

Chuck Close

Phil (detail), 2007

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Chuck Close's Renee Cox, digital pigment print portrait with Cox's intense gaze and arms raised, framed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper.

Chuck Close

Renee Cox, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Digital Print On Paper

Currently Not Available

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