(Untitled) (Buddy Tomatoes- Three Boys Playing Cops and Robbers), New York, 1948.
Chuck Close, Big Self-Portrait, 1967-1968, Acrylic on canvas, 8’ 11” x 6’ x 11”.
Close’s goal was to translate photographic information into painted information. In his portraits, he deliberately avoided creative compositions, flattering lighting effects, and revealing facial expressions.