{"product_id":"chaim-gross-study-for-acrobats-1948","title":"Chaim Gross — Study for Acrobats (1948)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"324\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaim Gross, Study for Acrobats (1948)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"324\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"637\" data-start=\"628\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003e1948\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"655\" data-start=\"652\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"666\" data-start=\"655\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003ePen and Ink\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"687\" data-start=\"684\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"702\" data-start=\"687\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003e11 x 8 in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"738\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"755\" data-start=\"741\"\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"190\" data-start=\"170\"\u003eright bottom \"Chaim Gross\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"221\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"324\"\u003eThis refined line drawing presents a column of three female figures, each rendered with Gross’s unmistakable economy of line and graceful stylization. The figures balance atop one another in a slow upward progression, their rounded forms and confident poses creating a sense of lift and continuity. Subtle shifts in contour and gesture suggest motion while maintaining the delicate stillness characteristic of Gross’s draftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"1081\"\u003eThe vertical composition emphasizes harmony and interdependence, echoing the sculptural stacking found in several of Gross’s three-dimensional works from this period. Held in the VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts Collection, the piece offers insight into Gross’s evolving approach to figure studies in the late 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47290926137582,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/5847\/9086\/files\/StudyAcrobatsChaimGross.jpg?v=1764527032","url":"https:\/\/vlaf.org\/products\/chaim-gross-study-for-acrobats-1948","provider":"VLAF – Velvet Foundation for the Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}