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Chaim GrossChain Gross Acrobat with Cat Original Drawing from The Acrobats series, Signed
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Chaim Gross (American, 1904–1991) Acrobat with Cats, ca. 1950s
Original drawing from The Acrobats series, Signed and dated lower right
This expressive ink and wash drawing by Chaim Gross features a stylized female figure—likely an acrobat—playfully engaging with two cats. Executed in his signature bold, fluid linework, the piece exemplifies Gross’s celebration of the human form in motion, a recurring theme in his work. Created as part of his Acrobats series in the 1950s, the drawing embodies both strength and grace, infused with warmth and whimsy.
Presented in a refined double mat with a vintage silver-tone frame, this piece reflects the artist’s background in both fine art and sculpture, where he brought kinetic vitality to paper with the same vigor found in his three-dimensional works.
Dimensions framed
H 30.75” W 29.75 D 1”
Matted
H 29” W 27”
Unmatted
H 21” W 14”
About the artist :
Chaim Gross (American 1904–1991) was an American sculptor and draftsman known for his dynamic depictions of the human figure, often in motion. Born in Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine), he immigrated to the United States in 1921 and studied at the Art Students League and Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. Gross became renowned for his expressive wood carvings and bronze sculptures, frequently portraying acrobats, dancers, and family scenes. A master of both form and emotion, he was also a prolific draftsman and educator. His work is held in major museum collections, and his former studio in Greenwich Village now serves as the Gross Foundation and museum.
- Creator:Chaim Gross (1904-1991, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Plainview, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: AS-RK011stDibs: LU2285216650242
Chaim Gross
Chaim Gross was one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. Along with other noted sculptors William Zorach and Jose de Creeft, Gross was primarily a practitioner of the direct carving method, and a majority of his work was carved from wood. Born in Ukraine in 1904, Gross studied at the art academy in Budapest under painter Béla Uitz, followed by art studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna. He immigrated to the United States with two of his brothers in 1921 and continued his studies at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design with Elie Nadelman and others, and the Art Students League with sculptor and direct carver Robert Laurent. He also attended the Educational Alliance Art School at the same time as Peter Blume, Adolph Gottlieb and Moses and Raphael Soyer. Thereafter, Gross began an illustrious career that included important public commissions via his work for the Works Progress Administration and solo and group shows at prestigious galleries and museums such as the Whitney and the Smithsonian. Gross was also recognized with a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle de 1937 in Paris and 1942 with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Artists for Victory exhibition for his wood sculpture of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel. Gross also had a long career as a professor of printmaking and sculpture at various institutions including the The New School for Social Research, Art Students League and New Art School (which Gross ran briefly with fellow artists Alexander Dobkin and Moses and Raphael Soyer). But he had his longest tenure of 50 years as a professor at his alma mater, the Educational Alliance Art School, where he taught Louise Nevelson in 1934 and helped guide her transition from painter to one of the most important female sculptors of her generation. Gross received multiple honorary doctorates in the 70s and 80s and his work can be found in major museums and private collections throughout the United States, with substantial holdings at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. Gross died in 1991.
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