Chuck Close

Phil
2001

A monochromatic portrait of a middle-aged man with tousled hair, centered on a black background. The man's expression is serious and contemplative, with his gaze directed slightly off-camera. The image has a vintage feel, possibly created using a traditional photographic process, and is framed within a dark border, giving it a classic, timeless quality.

A monochromatic portrait of a middle-aged man with tousled hair, centered on a black background. The man's expression is serious and contemplative, with his gaze directed slightly off-camera. The image has a vintage feel, possibly created using a traditional photographic process, and is framed within a dark border, giving it a classic, timeless quality.

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Date
2001

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Daguerreotype

Dimensions
Image (sight): 8 1/16 × 6 1/16in. (20.5 × 15.4 cm) Frame: 12 7/16 × 10 1/2 × 3/4in. (31.6 × 26.7 × 1.9 cm)

Accession number
2001.274

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Chuck Close, courtesy Pace Gallery

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Chuck Close
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