News about Chuck Close

A retired dog walker was bequeathed a painting by an artist whose works sell for millions, but he was shocked when he auctioned it for less than $100. Chuck Close, a retired lawyer, gave Mark Herman, 68, abstract work by his friend and former client, Isidore Silver, a retired attorney, a retired lawyer, was given the abstract assignment by Chuck Close. Since the university tried to prohibit Close from showing nude material as part of an exhibit of his work, Silver, 87, had represented Close in a high-profile First Amendment lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts in the 1960s. In his last days, he was given the abstract nude by his former client and bequeathed it to Herman, who became close friends when Herman began working as a dog walker for his beloved toy Poodle. Closed's other paintings have sold for as much $4.8 million at auction, and Herman seemed to have a chance to scoop a significant payout following a months-long fight to establish the painting's authenticity. But, sadly, it wasn't meant to be.