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Provides an assessment of the American artist's work
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Since 1968, when he made the first of his monumental portraits, American artist Chuck Close has explored that formal problem of representing the human face. This book accompanies a mid-career retrospective exhibition opening at The Museum of Modern Art, New York in February 1998. Over the course of his career, faces have undergone a gradual metamorphosis as they have been transformed in paintings, drawings, prints and photographs that, at one extreme, share the serial, geometric qualities of minimalist abstraction and, at the other, push the limits of realist illusion. A leading figure in the New York art world since the early 1970s, Close has concentrated in recent years on portraits of his close artist-friends and colleagues, including Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein. Characterized by colourful patterning, vivid brushwork and the animation of his sitters, Close's most recent paintings return to his roots in Abstract Expressionism, while carrying his own single-minded preoccupation with how people appear into new territory.
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Chuck Close
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Museum of Modern Art, 1998
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1998. Softcover, 224 pp. Large format. Retrospective of photorealist artist Chuck Close (1940-2021), whose work influenced the portraiture genre in a major way. Near fine condition. Included with this purchase is a 10-page, folded newsprint promotion for this MOMA exhibition. It was found with the book. See photos. Seller Inventory # ABE-1717959131350
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Chuck Close
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 224 pages. Monograph published in conjuction with a traveling exhibition that ran at the Museum of Modern Art, New York between Feb. 26, 1998 and May, 26, 1998 and then went on to Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Seattle. Features text by Robert, Chuck Close, Kirk Varnedoe, Deborah Wye. Includes 113 color plates and 75 black and white illustrations, an illustrated chronology compiled by Fereshteh Daftari, bibliography, and a list of previous exhibitions. A clean and tight near fine copy in black cloth boards with a slight lean and in a very near fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 197899
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[0-8109-6184-9] 1998. (4to) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 224pp. Black & white and color photographs and illustrations, chronology, exhibition history. Remainder mark on top edge and the dust jacket is lightly edgeworn. Art of Chuck Close. (Art, Exhibition Catalog--Museum of Modern Art). Seller Inventory # 155938
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Seller: FolignoLibri, Foligno, PG, Italy
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Rigida. Condition: Ottimo (Fine). Testo in inglese, 224 p., f.to cm 31x24, copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, illustrazioni a colori. Ottime condizioni. Book. Seller Inventory # bc_131949
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Condition: Gut. Auflage: 01. 223 Seiten guter Zustand mit Gebrauchsspuren F Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1700 2,5 x 26,0 x 31,8 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe. Seller Inventory # 495815
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CHUCK CLOSE.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good+ condition (DJ). First Edition. 224 pages. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with a few small scuffs and creases; protected in archival mylar. Contains 113 color plates and 75 black and white illustrations. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Size: Folio. Book. Seller Inventory # 017257
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Condition: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear. Seller Inventory # BCV.0810961849.VG
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Seller: Exquisite Corpse Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Condition. 1st Edition. 224 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue. Texts in English. Inscribed and signed by the artist on the half title: "To David / Chuck Close / 2003." There are no other internal markings, the binding is tight, the edges and corners on the boards are sharp, and dustjacket is bright and unblemished, having been protected by a Mylar sleeve. Bound in black cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket, published on the occasion of the exhibition held from February 26-May 26, 1998, traveling subsequently to Chicago, Washington, and Seattle. Inscribed by the Artist. Book. Seller Inventory # 025980
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 224 pages. Monograph published in conjuction with a traveling exhibition that ran at the Museum of Modern Art, New York between Feb. 26, 1998 and May, 26, 1998 and then went on to Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Seattle. Features text by Robert, Chuck Close, Kirk Varnedoe, Deborah Wye. Includes 113 color plates and 75 black and white illustrations, an illustrated chronology compiled by Fereshteh Daftari, bibliography, and a list of previous exhibitions. A tight near fine copy in black cloth boards with some extremely faint foxing and in a near fine dust jacket and a near fine cloth covered slipcase. Signed and very warmly inscribed by Close on the half title page. A terrific copy as the recipient worked at Museum of Modern Art and assisted with the production of this book. Signed. Seller Inventory # 211381