The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 2, 2023

Lucas

1988

Chuck Close

(American, 1940–2021)

America, 20th century

Seven-step reduction linocut

Image: 37 x 31.8 cm (14 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

Dr. Gerard and Phyllis Seltzer Fund in honor of the seveny-fifth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland 1994.111

© Chuck Close, courtesy The Pace Gallery

Catalogue raisonné: Pernatto 53

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Chuck Close frequently depicted his friends; this print is a portrait of artist Lucas Samaras.

Description

For Lucas, Chuck Close adopted Pablo Picasso's reductive method of using one linoleum block that is progressively cut away and printed.

Citations
Glaubinger, Jane., "Chuck Close", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 01, January 1998 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 9 archive.org
Exhibition history

Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1994.111