A critic considers the legacy of an intractable force in portraiture whose decisions later in life turned him into an artist non grata. Art: Chuck Close, Self-Portrait (Yellow Raincoat)/Micro Mosaic, ...

Large, colorful abstract paintings by Pittsburgh-area artist Chuck Olson are displayed in an exhibition opening Sunday at the Butler Institute of American Art. “Chuck Olson: Paintings from 2010-2024” ...

This piece by Chuck Olson is titled “Heroic Age/Pawn.” Artist Chuck Olson insists that his work isn’t abstract, even as some of his painted objects cannot readily be identified. But who’s to argue ...

Artist Chuck Close, who died Thursday at age 81, was partially paralyzed in 1988. In this 1996 photo, he uses a hand brace to help him hold his paintbrush. (Mark Lennihan/AP) Strolling through modern ...

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American artist Chuck Close, whose large-scale portraits immortalized friends, artists and some of pop culture’s most recognizable faces, died Thursday aged 81. His death, from congestive heart ...

NEW YORK — Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, has died. He was 81. His attorney, ...

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center will launch its first online virtual art show at 5 p.m. Saturday. The show will be available through June 29. “Abstract art invites us to think ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Close, a painter, ...

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