# Chuck Close - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T23:22:47.931Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 677
- Lots with prices: 436
- First auction date: 2000-12-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-01
- Median realised price: $6,000
- Price range: $10 to $2,807,500

## Market Takeaway
Chuck Close shows very deep auction liquidity with 677 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 31 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,750 and $12,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 10.3% (45 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 58.9% (256 sales)
- $10,000\+: 30.8% (134 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 31
- Previous 12 months sales: 65
- Recent 12 months median: $4,445
- Previous 12 months median: $3,800
- Median shift: 17%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 168 lots
- Sotheby's: 104 lots
- Bonhams: 61 lots
- Phillips: 47 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 37 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 29 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 16 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 13 lots
- Auctionata Paddle8 AG: 12 lots
- Morgan Auctions: 11 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-10 | Chuck Close \- Self\-Portrait \- 2012 Offset Lithograph 13" x 11.5" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
2. 2024-06-01 | CHUCK CLOSE \(1940\-2021\) | Joshua Kodner | N/A
3. 2026-04-01 | CHUCK CLOSE \(AMERICAN, 1940\-2021\) | A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | CA$1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chuck-close-american-1940-2021-2095-c-b8779c80eb
4. 2026-01-22 | Chuck Close, 1940\-2021, Male and Female Torsos | Abell Auction | $125
5. 2026-01-11 | CHUCK CLOSE \(AMERICAN, 1940\-2021\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chuck-close-american-1940-2021-63-c-cbb9eedd83
6. 2025-12-12 | Chuck Close \(1940\-2021\) American | Art\-Torg | €10,000
7. 2025-12-10 | Chuck Close, Brad Pitt | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $6,500
8. 2025-12-07 | CHUCK CLOSE 'PHIL' PHOTO\-LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
9. 2025-12-07 | CHUCK CLOSE 'UNTITLED TORSO' PHOTO LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
10. 2025-12-07 | CHUCK CLOSE 'SELF PORTRAIT' OFFSET LITHOGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $50
11. 2025-12-07 | CHUCK CLOSE 'SELF PORTRAIT' PRINT | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
12. 2025-12-07 | CHUCK CLOSE 'SELF PORTRAIT' OFFSET LITHOGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $50
13. 2025-11-20 | Chuck Close \(1940\-2021\): Alex | STAIR | $4,750
14. 2025-11-20 | Chuck Close \(1940\-2021\): Alex | STAIR | $3,500
15. 2025-11-20 | Chuck Close \(1940\-2021\): Joel Shapiro | STAIR | $3,000
16. 2025-11-04 | Chuck Close, Self\-Portrait | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,400
17. 2025-11-04 | Chuck Close, Fuji Mums | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $20,000
18. 2025-10-24 | CHUCK CLOSE \(1940\-2021\). Kara/Felt Hand Stamp. Image: 23 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. \( | Christie's | $4,445
19. 2025-09-04 | Chuck Close "Self\-Portrait" 1992 Aquatint | MBA Seattle Auction LLC | $2,000
20. 2025-08-07 | Chuck Close & Brice Marden. \[Art Exhibitions\]. Group of 3 folded invitations. 1968\-1973. Sizes vary. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
21. 2025-08-06 | CHUCK CLOSE, SELF PORTRAIT LINCOLN CENTER 45TH ANNIVERSARY, LITHOGRAPH POSTER | RoGallery | N/A
22. 2025-07-17 | CHUCK CLOSE \(Monroe, Washington, 1940\-Oceanside, 2021\). "Untitled \(Doctors of the World\)," 2001. Photograph, issue 86/100. Pigmented digital print from daguerreotype. Hand signed and numbered. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chuck-close-monroe-washington-1940-oceanside-2021-untitled-doctors-of-the-world-2001-photograph-issue-86-100-pigmented-digital-print-from-daguerreotype-hand-signed-and-numbered-110-c-19943919a5
23. 2025-07-17 | CHUCK CLOSE \(Monroe, Washington, 1940\-Oceanside, 2021\). "Merce Cunningham," 2004. Color pigment print. Edition of 40. Signed, numbered and dated on recto. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-chuck-close-monroe-washington-1940-oceanside-2021-merce-cunningham-2004-color-pigment-print-edition-of-40-signed-numbered-and-dated-on-recto-14-c-3c34d16979
24. 2025-07-15 | Phil/Spitbite | Sotheby's | $6,350

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