Prints + Multiples 
26 February 2020
Chuck Close, Phil/BAM - Image 1 of 1
Prints + Multiples 
Chuck Close, Phil/BAM - Image 1 of 1
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Chuck Close 1940–2021

Phil/BAM

1991
woven silk tapestry 52 h × 38½ w in (132 × 98 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $3,750
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Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘40/75 Phil/BAM C. Close 1991’. This work is number 40 from the edition of 75 published by Parasol Press, New York.
provenance: James W. Hyams Collection
exhibited: Get Real: Photorealist Prints from the James W. Hyams Collection, 2004, University of Richmond Museum, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia, University of Lynchburg, Virginia, Radford University, Virginia, and Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin | Photorealist Prints from the James W. Hyams Collection, 2005-2006, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Virginia, Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center, Virginia | The First Generation: Photorealist Prints from the Collection of James W. Hyams, 2008, Allegheny Highlands Arts Center, Clifton Forge, Virgina | Collecting Prints: Selections from the Collection of James W. Hyams, 2016, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Virginia

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Published by Parasol Press

Established in the late 1960s by Robert Feldman, Parasol Press has been instrumental in introducing a generation of minimalist and conceptual artists to printmaking. The publisher’s roster includes influential artists such as Robert Mangold, Josef Albers, and Richard Estes. Parasol continues to be an important producer of contemporary editions to this day.

The James W. Hyams Collection

James W. Hyams started collecting art in 1967 when he was a student in college. The first work Hyams purchased—Vegetable Soup Can from Campbell’s Soup I by Andy Warhol—was paid for in installments and hung in his dorm room. A few years later, he purchased his second work by Warhol and from there collecting became a way of life. 

Over the years, Hyams has amassed a stunning collection of prints from 1960s to the present day. From Warhol to Hirst, or Lichtenstein to Doig, his collection is about as contemporary as it gets. Focusing on works that he likes by influential artists, his collection of more than 400 prints is an exceptional survey of the most important art movements of the second half of the 20th century and the start of the 21st century.  

Generous with his collection, Hyams has loaned many works to galleries and universities, sharing his collection with a public audience. Further, his pieces are proudly on display in his home, his acclaimed interior widely published. 

I don't buy pieces that I don't like. But I do have a purpose in my collection. I am interested in buying key artists from the period.

James W. Hyams

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