{"product_id":"chaim-gross-standing-woman-in-motion-colored-pastel-study","title":"Chaim Gross — Standing Woman in Motion (Colored Pastel Study)","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"201\" data-start=\"131\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"199\" data-start=\"134\"\u003eChaim Gross — \u003cem\u003eStanding Woman in Motion (Colored Pastel Study)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"403\" data-start=\"202\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"202\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJune 24, 1975\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"228\" data-start=\"225\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"239\" data-start=\"228\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eColored pastel and charcoal on paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"279\" data-start=\"276\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"279\"\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e13.5 x 10.5 in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"320\" data-start=\"317\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"340\" data-start=\"320\"\u003eSignature\/Marks: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003elower left, “Chaim Gross June 24, 1975”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"343\" data-start=\"340\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"894\" data-start=\"405\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"421\" data-start=\"405\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"424\" data-start=\"421\"\u003eThis lively pastel study captures one of Chaim Gross’s most recognizable themes: the expressive female figure in motion. Drawn with energetic strokes of red, blue, yellow, and orange pastel, the work conveys the rhythmic vitality and muscular structure that define Gross’s drawings of the 1960s–70s. The figure’s exaggerated stance, lifted arm, and twisting torso reveal Gross’s deep engagement with dance, gesture, and the human body’s capacity for sculptural movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"896\"\u003ePastel drawings such as this were central to Gross’s process; they served both as finished artworks and as exploratory studies for future sculptures and more refined compositions. The layering of color, the dynamic contouring, and the confident modeling of volume illustrate Gross’s masterful command of line and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1293\" data-start=\"1216\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1231\" data-start=\"1216\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1234\" data-start=\"1231\"\u003eLombardo Collection → Velvet Foundation for the Arts (VLAF)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347820036334,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/5847\/9086\/files\/ColoredCharcoalBallerinaChaimGross.jpg?v=1764786741","url":"https:\/\/vlaf.org\/products\/chaim-gross-standing-woman-in-motion-colored-pastel-study","provider":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}