A former dog walker living on Social Security benefits in Upper Manhattan, Mark Herman thought he had struck it rich when he was gifted an early canvas by Chuck Close, one of the innovators of late ...

For “PST Art,” the Getty is showing works by John Baldessari, Louise Bourgeois, Deana Lawson and others in a medium that promised to be the future. By Frank Rose His art, which he described as ...

A bittersweet ending for Mark Herman, the dog walker who was given the painting: It finally sold, but for far less than he had envisioned. By John Leland Have you ever had this fantasy? You befriend a ...

All painting is magic: an alchemical transformation of raw materials into refined beauty, two dimensions into an illusionistic third, inanimate canvas object into emotional incendiary device. More so ...

NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - The estate of Chuck Close, the artist known for massive photorealist portraits of himself and others, settled a lawsuit accusing Cigna (CI.N), opens new tab of failing to ...

Acclaimed artist and photographer Chuck Close lived and worked on Manhattan’s Bond Street for decades up until his passing in 2021 at the age of 81. Now, the late painter’s former Noho apartment is ...

If you’ve ever been invited to an elegant dinner where every bite is a delight and each new course makes you hungry all over again, then you want to treat yourself to what amounts to a sumptuous feast ...

NEW YORK – Have you ever had this fantasy? You befriend a curmudgeonly stranger, and one day, out of the blue, the old grouch bequeaths you a gift to change your life. For most of us, that fantasy is ...

Chuck Close Chuck Close (1940–2021), born in Monroe, Washington, was renowned for his highly inventive techniques in photorealistic painting and photography. Close's work often consisted of ...

Image: 13.9 x 10.5 in. (35.31 x 26.67 cm.) This arresting portrait of Kate Moss belongs to a series of intimate photographs of the English supermodel taken by Chuck Close in 2003. In this work, which ...