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Chuck Close is a renowned American painter, printmaker, and photographer. His 1998 traveling retrospective, organized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, confirmed his place in the pantheon of major contemporary artists. His paintings, prints, and photographs, represented by PaceWildenstein in New York, are widely exhibited and collected."

books by Chuck Close

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avg rating: 4.41 | 27 ratings | 18 distinct works

	Chuck Close (Hardcover) by Chuck Close, Kirk Varnedoe, Deborah Wye avg rating 4.67 — 18 ratings — published 2002	my rating:
	Liz Larner (Hardcover) by Chuck Close avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2002	my rating:
	Chuck Close: A Couple of Ways of Doing Something (Hardcover) by Chuck Close avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2006	my rating:
	The Male Nude (Paperback) by Chuck Close avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 1998	my rating:
	Chuck Close: Self-Portraits, 1967-2005 (Hardcover) by Siri Engberg, Chuck Close, Madeleine Grynsztejn avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2005	my rating:
	MoMA Contemporary Highlights (Paperback) by Vito Acconci, Chuck Close, Ellen Gallagher avg rating 3.00 — 1 ratings — published 2007	my rating:
	No.1: First Works of 362 Artists (Paperback) by Vito Acconci, Matthew Barney, Chuck Close avg rating 2.00 — 1 ratings — published 2005	my rating:
	The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close in Conversation With 27 of His Subjects (Paperback) by Chuck Close, Dave Hickey, William Bartman avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1998	my rating:
	Chuck Close (Paperback) by Chuck Close avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1983	my rating:
	The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close in Conversation With 27 of His Subjects (Hardcover) by Chuck Close avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1998	my rating:

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quotes by Chuck Close

"Inspiration is for amateurs."
— Chuck Close

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"Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.
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— Chuck Close

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