Lorna IChuck Close · 1997

  • Art movementContemporary Realism
  • Creation date1997
  • MuseumKemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Chuck Close (1940 –)

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About this artwork

  • Title: Lorna I
  • Artist: Chuck Close
  • Year: 1997
  • Format: Portrait
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Where to see it: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Creative period: Mature Period
  • Corpus context: hyperrealism & detail, grid painting influence
  • Keywords: chuck close portrait, close artwork sale, close style artwork
  • Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum

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