Live Auction 2171Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
Christie’s roundel
Lot 117 Property of the Montclair Art Museum, sold to benefit the Acquisition Endowment Fund

Chaim Gross (1904-1991)

'Handstand'

Closed20 May 2009

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USD 23,750

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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.

The artist.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1977.

Specialist note

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.