Untitled (Two acrobatic figures reaching toward each other)
Artist
Chaim Gross
American (born Austria), 1904 - 1991
Date1960
MediumPhotographic color line block (relief) print with mechanically tinted "Ben Day" toning, wove paper
DimensionsSight: 10 × 11 1/8 in. (25.4 × 28.3 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 16 3/4 × 17 3/4 × 3/4 in. (42.5 × 45.1 × 1.9 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 16 3/4 × 17 3/4 × 3/4 in. (42.5 × 45.1 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineDonated by Stephen J. Sills, M.D. in loving memory of his wife Nancy Mintz Sills.
Object number2008.3.8
On View
Not on viewCollections
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Works on Paper
SignedSigned LL, cursive, in blue ballpoint pen: "Chaim Gross" with the small icon that he uses under the last letters of his last name. Signed LR in similar style in the print: "Chaim Gross/ '60"
DescriptionA print of a pencil and black and brown ink drawing with a light pink wash ground. Two figures, somewhat abstract, probably both female acrobats, in a pose that appears to be a precursor to a lift or other acrobatic effort. Each reaches toward the other and it appears that they are clasping hands or holding something between them. The legs of both are in motion, each putting their weight on their left foot. The right hand figure's right leg is bent at the knee as if running with the bottom of the foot visible. The foot of the left hand figure is a blur at the edge of the image.The printing process is marked by a strong pattern, visible with a loupe, of circles of dots forming a cell-like structure.
Narrow oak or ash plain beveled frame, looks like it was treated to make the grain more prominent, dark stain rubbed on then wipe off leaving lighter areas.Exhibition History"Director's Choice: Focus on Modernism," Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, April 5, 2008 - September 14, 2008.
"The 1960s: Beyond Op and Pop," Feibes and Schmitt Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY, June 24-Sept. 17, 2023.ProvenanceCollection of Sam Mintz, Great Neck, NY; Stephen and Nancy Sills, Guilderland, NY; Stephen Sills, Guilderland, NY, 2002; The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY, 2008.
