Untitled
Chaim Gross
American Art
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1945, cast 1976
DIMENSIONS
3 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 5/8 in. (9.2 x 13 x 1.6 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Raised letters at lower right: "CHAIM / GROSS / 45"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
86.279
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Goldschild
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Small rectangular plaque with irregularly contoured sides containing relief of nude female figure seated on ground with knees bent; her head and legs are in profile, her torso in 3/4 profile. She holds the arm of a small child (girl with ponytail?) seated on her leg. Roughly modeled surfaces. Rod screws into back of plaque to form a stand.
Condition: Good; light green patina allover.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Chaim Gross (American, born Austria, 1904–1991). Untitled, 1945, cast 1976. Bronze, 3 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 5/8 in. (9.2 x 13 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Goldschild, 86.279. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.279_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 86.279_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation
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