{"product_id":"chaim-gross-charcoal-studies-for-acrobatic-figures","title":"Chaim Gross — Charcoal Studies for Acrobatic Figures","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"627\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"625\"\u003eChaim Gross —\u003cem\u003e Charcoal Studies for Acrobatic Figures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"793\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"637\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e c. \u003cem\u003e1930s–1940s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"655\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"666\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCharcoal on paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"687\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"702\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"720\"\u003e18 ½ × 11 ¾ in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"741\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLower right, “Chaim Gross”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"816\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"814\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003eThis large, dynamic charcoal sheet contains multiple explorations of stacked, twisting, and inverted figures—classic themes in Chaim Gross’s early sculptural development. Rendered with strong tonal contrasts and rapid gestural strokes, the drawing demonstrates how Gross solved problems of balance, rhythm, and interlocking anatomy while planning his carved wooden acrobat compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eThe sheet includes several viewpoints:\u003cbr data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1246\"\u003e– a tall, vertically stacked acrobatic column,\u003cbr data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1295\"\u003e– a crouching central female figure,\u003cbr data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1334\"\u003e– and two subsidiary studies showing alternate poses and rotations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eTogether, these drawings reveal Gross working through the bodily dynamics that would define his signature carvings of the 1930s and ’40s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1564\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1562\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1624\"\u003eLombardo Collection → Velvet Foundation for the Arts (VLAF)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1670\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1668\"\u003eComparable Works \/ Cross-Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1858\"\u003eMultiple related sheets appear in Josef Vincent Lombardo’s \u003cem data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1782\"\u003eCatalogue Raisonné of the Sculpture of Chaim Gross\u003c\/em\u003e, where similar acrobatic studies accompany completed lignum-vitae carvings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347896025326,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/5847\/9086\/files\/OriginalStudyofAcrobats_ChaimGross_2b3db66e-a7b7-46b6-b389-8f93af69389c.jpg?v=1764788002","url":"https:\/\/vlaf.org\/products\/chaim-gross-charcoal-studies-for-acrobatic-figures","provider":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}