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Chaim Gross

American, 1904-1991

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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Creator: Chaim Gross
Chaim Gross (Austrian/American, 1904-1991) Mid Century Cast Dark Bronze Menorah
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bridgeport, CT
One of Chaim Gross' signature bronze sculpture of a sinuous Menorah. 1960 design with the seven candle holders. Signed on the base. H. 6 5/8", W. 4 5/8", Depth 2" Condition: Very ...
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Chaim Gross

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Bronze

LARGE Chaim Gross Large Acrobat Bronze Sculpture Signed and Dated 1964
By Chaim Gross
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
LARGE Chaim Gross Large Acrobat Bronze Sculpture Signed and Dated 1964. This sculpture is number 5 of a very low edition size of six.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chaim Gross

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Bronze

Chaim Gross (Austrian/Am., 1904-1991) Cast Dark Bronze Plaque, Mother And Child
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A diminutive relief plaque with the artist's classic image of a mother seated and playing with her child on her knees. Signed lower right. 3 5/8" x Depth 1/2" x 5" W Condition: Over...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chaim Gross

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Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Signed CH.GROSS on the plinth with the artist's "fox stamp" below, and on the bottom of the base, as well. A beautifully carved modernist wood sculpture by well known and highly collectible New York artist, Chaim Gross (1904-1991). It is one of ten small versions of a 29" sculpture in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sculpture is made of Lignum Vitae wood. The meaning of LIGNUM VITAE is the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums. Guaiacum is of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs. Sometimes called guayacan or guaiacum, it is also known in parts of Europe as Pockholz or Pokhout. Due to its extreme hardness, the wood of such a tree is often used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc. Provenance: Schrick private collection, Connecticut, USA. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) was an Austrian born American sculptor. He was born in the then Austro-Hungarian village...
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Chaim Gross Modernist Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Dancers
By Chaim Gross
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze sculpture. By Chaim Gross. Depicting dancers with arms raised. Mounted on a trapezoidal wooden plinth. Signed 'CHAIM GROSS' in block let...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chaim Gross

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Bronze

Chaim Gross, Engraving, Composition Avec Visages, 1942
By Chaim Gross
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Chaim gross, engraving, composition avec visages, 1942 Signed by the artist Measures: 30 x 22.5 cm.  
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1940s Central American Modern Vintage Chaim Gross

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Chaim Gross Enamel 'Peace' Art
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
1970s Chaim Gross enamel 'Peace' pop art. Art measurements: Width 13.25, height 15.25.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaim Gross

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Chaim Gross "Mother's Pride" Figurative Bronze Sculpture, Mother and Child
By Chaim Gross
Located in Norwalk, CT
"Mother's Pride", 1976. Bronze on wood base. Signed on the bottom of the bronze base. Chaim Gross, JM, Foundry Josel Meisner & Co., Plainview, N.Y., edition 44/47.
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1970s American Expressionist Vintage Chaim Gross

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