Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting

Item Details

Chaim Gross (Austrian/American, 1904 – 1991)
Untitled (bearded men), 1951
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated to lower right

Gross was well-known for his acrobatic figural sculptures. Disrupted by WWI, the artist received his formal education in art from several sources. This included six months at an art academy in Budapest, a year in drawing at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, five years of night courses at the Educational Alliance Art School in Manhattan, and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York City. In his emigration to New York City and education, the artist became acquainted with painters Raphael Soyer (Russian-American, 1899 – 1987) and Abbo Ostrowsky (Russian-American, 1889 – 1975). Towards the 1950s, the artist firmly rooted his style in figural sculpture, in wood, bronze, and plaster; often with interlocking and kinetic elements. The artist exhibited throughout several prestigious New York museums including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Today, his works can be found in both private and public collections, including the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Condition

- splotches of water causing ink to pool (unknown of intention); toning to sheet; scratches to frame

Dimensions

- of frame; visual image measures 21.75″ × 12.25″.

Item #

19COL019-021