Artist: Chaim GrossTitle: Reclining Nude * Medium: Litho print on * paperSignature: Signed by artist, lower * rightEdition: 23/250, lower * leftImage size: 13" x * 28 1/4" * Sheet size: 19 1/4" x * 31" * Condition: Excellent * Biography * Chaim * Gross is considered among * one of the greatest of Twentieth Century figurative * sculptors, * and his graphic work is also highly celebrated. A * native of * Austria, Chaim Gross emigrated to the United States in * 1921 * where he began studies with Robert Laurent and Elie * Nadelman. * His works can be seen in every major American museum * collection * and at The Chaim Gross Studio Museum in New York. * * Well known for his direct wood * carvings of circus performers, * animals and the female form, Chaim Gross worked in a * combination * of traditional and tribal/folk styles. Gross began to * focus * heavily on his heritage and Judaic themes after the * terrible * events of World War II. * * Today, it is clear that his interest in the * human form was * used to create more than simple sculpture. Every * curvature and * graceful stroke helped ensure that the viewer was and * will continue * to be awed with his unique style. By simplifying and * omitting * details, his sculpture is a celebration of joy, love * and humanity. *