Self-Portrait, 2000-2001

Ingenious and immense, the artwork of Chuck Close rivals the detail, clarity and realism of photography. Working from photographic stills, the American painter creates huge, strikingly lifelike portraits. Stricken with a collapsed spinal artery in 1988, Close suffered almost complete paralysis. He endured months of rehabilitation, regained partial mobility in his right hand, and resumed painting with a brush strapped to his fingers. His distinctive technique involves overlaying a photo with a grid, and filling each cell with tiny spots of color, forming an image that—at a distance—appears identical to a photograph.

This high-quality art print is expertly produced to capture the vivid color and exceptional detail of the original.