{"product_id":"chaim-gross-acrobat-study-stacked-figures","title":"Chaim Gross — Acrobat Study (Stacked Figures)","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"154\" data-start=\"99\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"152\" data-start=\"103\"\u003eChaim Gross — \u003cem\u003eAcrobat Study (Stacked Figures)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"309\" data-start=\"155\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"164\" data-start=\"155\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ec. 1940s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"176\" data-start=\"173\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"176\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eWalnut-ink wash drawing on paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"223\" data-start=\"220\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"238\" data-start=\"223\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e9 3\/4 x 14 in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"264\" data-start=\"261\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"278\" data-start=\"264\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLower right, “Chaim Gross”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"800\" data-start=\"311\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"327\" data-start=\"311\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"330\" data-start=\"327\"\u003eThis fluid ink-wash drawing is a classic example of Chaim Gross’s rapid-gesture studies for his dynamic sculptural compositions. Created with sweeping lines and pooling walnut-ink washes, the work depicts multiple intertwined acrobatic figures—an exploration of balance, vertical lift, and rhythmic motion. Gross frequently produced these improvisational studies as a way of working out the structural and emotional energy of his multi-figure wood and bronze sculptures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"846\" data-start=\"802\"\u003eThe drawing displays his hallmark qualities:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1136\" data-start=\"848\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"941\" data-start=\"848\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"941\" data-start=\"850\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"883\" data-start=\"850\"\u003econtinuous, unbroken linework\u003c\/strong\u003e that suggests movement without fully defining the forms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1041\" data-start=\"942\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1041\" data-start=\"944\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"978\" data-start=\"944\"\u003estacked, interdependent bodies\u003c\/strong\u003e characteristic of his mid-century circus and acrobat imagery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1136\" data-start=\"1042\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1136\" data-start=\"1044\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1060\" data-start=\"1044\"\u003ewash effects\u003c\/strong\u003e that create depth and emphasize the sculptural volume of limbs and torsos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1294\" data-start=\"1138\"\u003eThese ink studies are essential documents of Gross’s creative process, revealing how he conceived complex group compositions before carving or casting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1373\" data-start=\"1296\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1311\" data-start=\"1296\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1314\" data-start=\"1311\"\u003eLombardo Collection → Velvet Foundation for the Arts (VLAF)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347874136302,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/5847\/9086\/files\/Watercolorstudy_ChaimGross.jpg?v=1764787720","url":"https:\/\/vlaf.org\/products\/chaim-gross-acrobat-study-stacked-figures","provider":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}