Sheepshead Bay
Chaim Gross
American Art
A New York sculptor who began to gain recognition for his work in the 1930s, Chaim Gross produced innumerable figure studies in ink and wash on which he based his figurative wood carvings. In this more developed scene done independently of his sculptural work, one still sees the artist’s primary attention to the sculptural outline of forms; color, in the form of watery washes, is added as more of a secondary element.
MEDIUM
Watercolor and ink on beige, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
DATES
1941
DIMENSIONS
11 7/8 x 17 15/16 in. (30.2 x 45.6 cm)
Frame: 18 x 23 15/16 x 1 5/8 in. (45.7 x 60.8 x 4.1 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower right: "Chaim Gross / 1941"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
65.204.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Daniel and Rita Fraad, Jr.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Chaim Gross (American, born Austria, 1904–1991). Sheepshead Bay, 1941. Watercolor and ink on beige, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper, 11 7/8 x 17 15/16 in. (30.2 x 45.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel and Rita Fraad, Jr., 65.204.4. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.204.4_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 65.204.4_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation
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