Artist
Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021)American, 1940–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Proteus
Date1988
MediumDye diffusion transfer prints
DimensionsImage (.A, left panel): 89 1/4 × 43 1/2 in. (226.7 × 110.5 cm)
Sheet (.A, left panel): 102 × 43 1/2 in. (259.1 × 110.5 cm)
Image (.B, right panel): 98 × 43 1/2 in. (248.9 × 110.5 cm)
Sheet (.B, right panel): 102 × 43 1/2 in. (259.1 × 110.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 102 3/4 × 44 1/8 × 4 1/4 in. (261 × 112.1 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet (.A, left panel): 102 × 43 1/2 in. (259.1 × 110.5 cm)
Image (.B, right panel): 98 × 43 1/2 in. (248.9 × 110.5 cm)
Sheet (.B, right panel): 102 × 43 1/2 in. (259.1 × 110.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 102 3/4 × 44 1/8 × 4 1/4 in. (261 × 112.1 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Charles Engelhard Foundation
Object number91.43
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Chuck Close: A Work in Process," Art Institute of Chicago, February 4–April 16, 1989; The Friends of Photography, San Francisco, November 8, 1989–January 7, 1990.
"Past/Present: Photography from the Permanent Collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 1991–February 9, 1992.
"Exploring Scale in Contemporary Art," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, January 23–March 14, 1993.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed and signed in black marker under image: lower border of left panel, "Proteus"; lower border of right panel, "1988 Chuck Close".
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