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Alex/Reduction Block

A work made of screenprint from a linoleum reduction block in gray on white wove paper.

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  • A work made of screenprint from a linoleum reduction block in gray on white wove paper.

Date:

1991–93

Artist:

Chuck Close (American, 1940-2021)
printed by Brand X Editions (American, founded 1979)
original linocut printed by Tandem Press (American, founded 1987)
published by Pace Editions (American, founded 1968)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Chuck Close

Title

Alex/Reduction Block

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1991–1993

Medium

Screenprint from a linoleum reduction block in gray on white wove paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 182.9 × 147.3 cm (72 1/16 × 58 in.)

Credit Line

William H. Bartels and Max V. Kohnstamm Prize Funds; Katharine Kuh and Marguerita S. Ritman Estates; Gift of Lannan Foundation

Reference Number

1997.317.6

Extended information about this artwork

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