Chuck Close

Chuck Close (born July 5, 1940, Monroe, Washington, U.S.—died August 19, 2021, Oceanside, New York) was an American artist noted for his highly inventive techniques used to paint the human face. He is best known for his large-scale Photo-realist portraits. Close began taking art lessons as a child and at age 14 saw an exhibition of Jackson Pollock’s abstract paintings, which helped inspire him to become a painter. He studied at the University of Washington...