Study No. 1 for "Ballerina"

Chaim Gross

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Drawing played an integral preparatory role in the modernist sculpture of Chaim Gross, who used it to capture the poses of live models and to conceptualize his ideas for a work. This sheet served as a study for Ballerina (see illustration), featuring one of his favorite subjects—a female dancer or other performer. The drawing’s energetic hatch marks and looping scribbles anticipate the rough-hewn surface textures of the carved sculpture.

Caption

Chaim Gross American, born Austria, 1904–1991. Study No. 1 for "Ballerina", ca. 1940. Graphite on green-grey, medium-weight, moderately textured laid paper, Sheet: 38 x 25 5/16 in. (96.5 x 64.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 42.418. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 42.418_PS4.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Study No. 1 for "Ballerina"

Date

ca. 1940

Medium

Graphite on green-grey, medium-weight, moderately textured laid paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

Sheet: 38 x 25 5/16 in. (96.5 x 64.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed in graphite, lower right: "Chaim Gross"

Credit Line

Designated Purchase Fund

Accession Number

42.418

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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