Chuck Close (American, b. 1940), Thumbprint Portrait of "Georgia," 1985. Etching with aquatint, the composition created from the artist's thumbprint impressions in Close's signature grid-resolved technique. Numbered 2/12 in graphite to lower left; signed, titled and dated in pencil lower right. Inscribed in the artist's hand: "For David and Julie / With Love, Chuck, Leslie, Ginger and Maggie." Platemark visible and well-defined throughout.
Provenance: Gift of the artist to David and Julie Pease.
Paper: H 40-1/2 in. W 25-1/2 in.
Frame: H 44-3/4 in. W 29-1/8 in.

Overall excellent.