Untitled

Untitled

Chuck Close

1975

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows four black-and-white portraits of the same person, lined up side by side. The smallest one is barely bigger than a thumbnail, and the largest fills most of the frame. Each portrait is drawn in a simple, sketchy style, focusing on the face and shoulders. The person wears glasses and a high-necked sweater. The portraits get bigger from left to right, like a step-by-step zoom. The artist used a method that makes the lines look almost hand-drawn, even though it’s a printed image. Want to know more? Try looking up lithography.

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