Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for A Nation - An Online Sale
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
CHAIM GROSS | MADAME
Lot Closed
April 2, 04:41 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
CHAIM GROSS
1904 - 1991
MADAME
incised with the artist's signature and 1967 on the base
wood
38½ by 14 by 14 in. (97.8 by 35.6 by 35.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1930.
The artist
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation in 1974)
This work relates closely to a circa 1930 carved teak sculpture also titled Madame in the collection of the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Maine. Although the present sculpture is inscribed 1967, it was likely executed circa 1930.