Lot Essay
The present work, cast in 1977, was a gift from the artist to the Montclair Art Museum. Other casts of this model date to 1959, when the work was originally conceived.
Property of the Montclair Art Museum, sold to benefit the Acquisition Endowment Fund
Chaim Gross (1904-1991)
'Handstand'
Details
Chaim Gross (1904-1991)
'Handstand'
inscribed 'Chaim/Gross' with the artist's device and stamped '2' and '1/6' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
25¼ in. (64.1 cm.) high on a marble base 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high
Cast in 1977.
'Handstand'
inscribed 'Chaim/Gross' with the artist's device and stamped '2' and '1/6' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
25¼ in. (64.1 cm.) high on a marble base 1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high
Cast in 1977.
Provenance
The artist.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1977.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1977.
Literature
F. Getlein, Chaim Gross, New York, 1974, n.p., no. 163, another example illustrated.
Montclair Art Museum, Spatial Matters: Sculpture from the Collection, exhibition catalogue, Montclair, New Jersey, 1996, p. 16.
Montclair Art Museum, Spatial Matters: Sculpture from the Collection, exhibition catalogue, Montclair, New Jersey, 1996, p. 16.
Exhibited
Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair Art Museum, Spatial Matters: Sculpture from the Collection, January 21-August 4, 1996.
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