Chuck Close

Phil II
1982

A grayscale mosaic portrait of a person with curly hair and a contemplative expression, set against a gray background. The mosaic tiles create a pixelated effect, with varying shades of black, white, and gray composing the facial features.
A grayscale mosaic portrait of a person with curly hair and a contemplative expression, set against a gray background. The mosaic tiles create a pixelated effect, with varying shades of black, white, and gray composing the facial features.

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Date
1982

Classification
Prints

Medium
Pigmented pulp on pigmented pulp paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight, irregular): 67 1/8 × 51 1/2in. (170.5 × 130.8 cm) Image (sight, irregular): 51 1/2 × 41 1/2in. (130.8 × 105.4 cm)

Accession number
P.2008.2

Edition
AP 4, Ed. 15

Publication
Printed and published by Pace Editions, Inc.

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

Rights and reproductions
© Chuck Close, courtesy Pace Gallery

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artworks/29491

Chuck Close
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