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Default Drawings

Drawing of two overlaid figures. The figures are drawn in an abstract style to resemble ancient sculptures without their limbs or heads.

Two Interlocked Figures, 1928

Ink on Paper, 10 5/8 x 15 inches

Drawing of a seated woman with her arm held over her head.

Seated Female Figure, 1929

Ink on Paper, 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches

Abstract drawing of acrobats dancing and stretching in various different positions.

Three Studies of Two Acrobats, 1938

Pencil on Paper, 23 x 14 1/2 inches

Heavily shaded drawing of three acrobats performing in a row, with batons held over their heads.

Three Acrobats, 1937

Pencil on Paper, 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches

Rough sketch of various circus performers, including acrobats and trapeze artists, performing in front of a crowd that is depicted in the background.

Circus Scene, 1924

Crayon and Ink on Paper, 9 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches

Drawing of a woman laying on her side and posing. The drawing is done in a blurred style.

Woman Lying on Blanket, 1928

Conte Crayon on Paper, 11 x 15 inches

Line drawing of two acrobatic performers in front of a crowd. The drawing seems to have been completed in one continuous stroke.

Circus Performers, 1933

Ink on Paper, 10 x 7 3/4 inches

Drawing of a woman standing and holding a child in one arm. The drawing is filled in using brown ink and is outlined in pencil.

Madame and Child, 1939

Ink Wash and Pencil on Paper, 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches

Sketch of several men in different poses while wrestling, both in mid-air and on the ground. The drawing is done using brown tones.

Wrestlers, 1942

Ink Wash and Pencil on Paper, 12 x 18 inches

Drawing of two nude figures in mid-dance. The drawing uses a cross-hatching technique to create shadows.

Two Dancing Nudes, c. 1945

Pen and Ink on Paper, 14 x 11 1/4 inches

An abstract, heavily shaded drawing of one acrobat sitting cross-legged while holding another acrobat in the air.

Acrobats, c. 1960

Charcoal, Pencil, and Conte Crayon on Paper, 40 x 26 inches

Sketch of circus performers leaping through a circular hoop. A smudging technique is used to create a blurred effect.

Two Performers in a Ring, c. 1960

Pencil on Paper, 26 x 20 inches

Drawing of three acrobats performing in a stacked formation, making outward gestures. A smudging technique is used to make a blurred effect, and white and pink pastel is used to add color.

Three Performing Acrobats, 1964

Pastel and Pencil on Paper, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches

Mother and Child in a Ring, c. 1960

Watercolor and Pencil on Paper, 22 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches

Pencil sketch of three figures sitting on the back of a horse in motion.

Three Bareback Riders, 1960

Pencil on Paper, 23 x 29 inches

Sketch of four acrobats standing atop the backs of two horses. Orange and yellow colors are used with pencil outline.

Four Bareback Riders, 1960

Watercolor and Pencil on Paper, 17 x 21 1/2 inches

A drawing of a mother laying and balancing her child upon her feet in the air. A dark orange color is used for shading against a thick, black outline.

Balancing Mother and Child, c. 1965

Pencil, Ink, and Watercolor on Paper, 13 1/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Sketch of two figures leaping into the air. The pencil drawing is done using a rough, quick style.

Two Soaring Figures, 1966

Pastel and Pencil on Paper, 28 x 42 inches

Drawing of a mother figure dancing with a child. The two are holding hands and facing each other. There is a red outline done in pencil, and the figures are filled in with various shades of brown ink.

Dancing Mother, 1961

Conte Crayon and Ink Wash on Paper, 19 x 12 1/2 inches

Sketch of two nude seated figures. The outline of the figures is done with a very light pencil, and the shadows are filled in with smudged charcoal.

Two Nudes, c. 1960

Pencil on Paper, 19 x 22 inches

Drawing of five nude figures in various seated positions. The figures are shaded with brown ink.

Five Nudes, c. 1960

Ink and Pencil on Paper, 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches

Sketch of a figure dancing in motion. Repetitive outlines and fast sketching is used to convey motion.

Dancers, c. 1960

Pastel and Pencil on Paper, 24 x 17 inches

Dark graphite sketch of figures dancing. A middle figure is standing, and two figures are leaping into the air on either side.

Three Performers, c. 1980

Pencil on Paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches

Drawing of three figures performing on unicycles. Each figure is filled in with a different color of watercolor paint.

Unicyclists, 1962

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 13 x 10 inches

Sketch of a seated female figure, filled in with orange watercolor paint.

Seated Nude, 1973

Pencil and Watercolor on Paper, 17 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches

Sketch of two female figures laying down and embracing. A cross-hatching and smudging technique is used to create shadows.

Two Lesbians, c. 1928

Pencil on Paper, 10 x 26 inches

An abstract, detailed drawing of a water scene with various wooden structures. Hands are drawn in the air around clouds. A horse and angels are depicted flying through the air.

Hands Cannot Hold, 1949

Ink on Paper, 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches

Detailed sketch of various winged animals, each drawn using different colored ink. Some of the animals are depicted with nails in them, creating a metaphor for the feeling of frustration.

Frustration, 1949

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 14 x 22 1/2 inches

Abstract drawing of a green figure outlined in yellow. The left arm of the figure is red and grows long into a large, clawed hand. The background is a combination of blue and black.

Happy and Unhappy, 1948

Crayon and Watercolor on Paper, 17 5/8 x 22 3/8 inches

Abstract drawing of human figures surrounded by a number of different animals. The figures and animals have unrealistic proportions and numbers of body parts. The figures overlap each other. The drawing is done in green, red and brown ink.

Grasping for Love, 1950

Colored Ink on Paper, 22 x 15 inches

Drawing of various human and birdlike figures floating in the air and dancing. In the background there is an archway filled with cobwebs. The drawing is completed with blue, yellow, red and green watercolor paint.

Bride Without a Groom, 1950

Watercolor on Paper, 24 x 39 inches

Rough sketch of three male figures, depicted from the shoulders to the head. The largest of which, on the left, sits on a chair, holding a baby swaddled in white. Each man is bearded and filled-in with brown and yellow watercolor paint.

The Bris, 1961

Watercolor on Paper, 14 1/2 x 22 3/4 inches

Pen sketch of groups of figures and umbrellas on a beach. The umbrellas are done in red, green and yellow watercolor. The figures are filled in with brown watercolor, and the sand in beige.

Beach Scene with Umbrellas, 1968

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 9 3/4 x 8 inches

Drawing of one large central couple and two smaller couples dancing on either side. The central couple is detailed and outlined in thick charcoal. The couples on either side are done in a quick style.

"Modern Dancers" Sculpture Study, 1927

Pen and Ink on Paper, 13 x 10 7/8 inches

Sketch of a sculpture, composed of various geometric shapes to depict a human figure.

Figural Sculpture Study, 1928

Ink on Paper, 15 x 10 7/8 inches

Charcoal sketch of two female figures crouching in an interlocked position. The figures are holding each other up and balancing.

Tightrope Walker, 1932

Ink on Paper, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Charcoal sketch of two female figures crouching in an interlocked position. The figures are holding each other up and balancing.

Two Acrobats, 1933

Pencil on Paper, 11 x 7 1/4 inches

Pen drawing of a woman in a ruffled dress, closing her eyes and holding her hands up high above her head.

Acrobat Holding a Rope, c. 1935

Ink on Paper, 8 x 5 inches

Sketch done in black watercolor and pencil of an abstract figure wearing a dress and holding one arm upward.

Woman with Right Arm Raised, c. 1940

Pencil and Ink Wash on Paper, 11 x 9 1/4 inches

Dark, heavily shaded drawing of a figure balancing on one foot and holding a small ball in their hand, high in the air.

Acrobat with Ball, 1927

Ink on Paper, 18 1/2 x 12 inches

A sculptural drawing of a figure lying on their back, balancing a small figure in the air on their legs. The drawing is shaded with a light gray color.

Acrobat Balancing Small Figure, 1928

Ink on Paper, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 inches

A sketch of one sculpture from two different perspectives. The sculpture depicts two nude torsos facing each other.

Two Torsos Studies, 1932

Pen and Ink on Paper, 15 x 10 3/4 inches

Heavily shaded drawing of a figure holding a smaller figure in the air on their feet and balancing.

Acrobat with Child, 1933

Pencil on Paper, 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches

Abstract charcoal drawing of several figures linked together by their limbs in a circular formation.

Spiraling Knot of Acrobats, 1936

Conte Crayon on Paper, 19 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches

An ink drawing of a small hoop on top of another, each with roughly drawn figures inside. The background is solid brown watercolor.

Two Ring Performers, 1959

Ink Wash on Paper, 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches

Pencil drawing of three standing female figures, two of which are holding each other's arms. Each figure is filled with a beige watercolor.

Three Female Figures, c. 1975

Pencil and Watercolor on Paper, 13 x 9 3/8 inches

Abstract pencil drawing of figures stacked atop one another on a square pedestal.

Acrobat Totem, c. 1930

Pencil on Paper, 9 3/4 x 6 inches

Dark-shaded drawing of two figures leaping over one another on a pedestal. The drawing is done with graphite on brown paper.

Leap Frog, c. 1930

Pencil on Paper, 16 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches

Drawing of two performers in mid-dance, looking into the distance. Each figure is done in a curvaceous style with a solid black background between them.

Circus Girls, 1932

Ink on Paper, 14 x 9 inches

A drawing of two acrobat figures repeated three separate times, each varying in size. A small acrobat balances on the foot of another, lifting their legs and arms into the air. Each drawing is filled with red-brown watercolor.

Balancing Mother and Child, 1960

Ink and Pencil on Paper, 16 x 21 1/2 inches

Three separate abstract ink drawings of acrobats. The first features an figure balancing on a ball, followed by a figure standing on a platform with three balls balanced on her head, and lastly a heavily shaded figure raising a ball above its head.

Acrobats, 1927

Ink on Paper, 22 x 40 inches

Ink drawing of separate sections of a human body, not connected.

Figural Sculpture Study, 1928

Ink on Paper, 15 x 11 inches

Ink drawing of a seated woman, facing the left side of the image. She is sitting with her legs crossed and holding a cigarette in her right hand.

Seated Woman, 1940

Ink on Paper, 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Abstract drawing of two figures dancing. The bodies of each figure is outlined in pencil and roughly filled in with ink wash.

The Dance, 1961

Ink Wash and Pencil on Paper, 11 1/2 x 19 inches

Two independent pencil and watercolor drawings of jugglers. The figure on the left is turned to the right with his back to the viewer while the figure on the right is turned to the left, facing the viewer. They are both juggling pins.

Jugglers, 1963

Watercolor and Pencil on Paper, 15 x 22 inches

Drawing of two figures holding hands and dancing, each figure leaning to the side of the work closest to them. They are sketched in pencil and conte crayon gives color to their bodies.

Two Dancers, 1966

Conte Crayon and Pencil on Paper, 11 x 21 5/8 inches

Self Portrait with Chess Board, 1927

Conte Crayon on Paper, 17 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches

Self Portrait Wearing a Tie, 1927

Pencil on Paper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Self Portrait with Sculpture, 1934

Ink on Paper, 18 x 11 inches

Ink drawing of a man (Chaim Gross), wearing a wide brim hat, a plaid shirt, and an apron, holding carving tools. The top-right of the work bears the following Yiddish inscription in English translation: "To (a) dope, to a Galitzyaner, to a blossom (bloom), moo 1957."

Self Portrait in Apron, 1935

Ink on Paper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Self Portrait, 1982

Ink on Paper, 10 x 7 1/2 inches

Woman Smoking, 1927

Conte Crayon on Paper, 11 x 8 3/8 inches

Pastel drawing of the portrait of a woman wearing a coat. She is depicted almost entirely in black outlines, except for her lips, drawn in purple.

Portrait of a Woman in Coat, 1927

Pastel on Paper, 15 x 11 inches

Conte crayon sketch of a woman reclining, with her knees slightly drawn inwards, shaded in brown.

Study of a Reclining Nude, c. 1928

Conte Crayon on Paper, 11 x 15 inches

Pastel drawing of the portrait of a woman. Her hair is brown and kept short and her features are similarly shaded in brownish-pink hues.

Portrait of a Woman, 1934

Pastel on Paper, 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches

Ink drawing forming the outlines of a nude woman reclining, her head rests to the viewer's left while her legs, her left shin resting on her right knee, is closest to the top right of the work. She is reclining on what appears to be pillows and a couch.

Reclining Nude, 1936

Ink on Paper, 20 x 13 inches

Two separate ink drawings side by side. On the left is the Portrait of a woman drawn twice, once vertically and once horizontally, the former including the top of her torso. On the right is the figure of a nude woman, complete with ink shading.

Studies of Renee, 1936

Ink on Paper, 9 1/4 x 14 inches

Ink drawing of a nude figure with its knees brought inwards and its head and legs slightly raised.

Nude with Legs Raised, 1939

Ink on Paper, 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Ink drawing of two nude female figures, as seen from the back. The one on the left is sitting, its left leg not visible, while the one on the right appears to be hunched forward, with its left arm slightly bent.

Studies of a Nude, c. 1940

Ink on Paper, 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches

Brown, pastel drawing of a partially covered nude woman reclining with a book raised so that it hides the top of her face to the viewer.

Woman Reading, 1930

Pastel on Paper, 12 x 18 3/4 inches

Two Faces, 1952

Ink on Paper, 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches

Abstract ink drawing of the head of a woman, drawn in outlines of her face, facial features, and hair.

Head of a Woman, c. 1955

Ink on Paper, 8 x 12 inches

Ink and watercolor drawing of green park placed in front of a colorful cityscape. Surrounding the fence of the park are figures sitting and standing.

Washington Square Park, 1932

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 9 x 13 1/2 inches

Ink drawing of a landscape, complete with a heavily shadowed tree in the center of the composition and the façade of a building behind it to the right.

Landscape with Tree, c. 1940

Ink on Paper, 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches

Ink drawing of a landscape, complete with a heavily shadowed clouds, façades of buildings and small trees. The scene is reflected in the foreground of the work, likely on a body of water.

Landscape, c. 1940

Ink on Paper, 4 7/8 x 8 inches

Ink and watercolor drawing of a beach, complete with blue-green water in the left midground, a lighthouse in the center-background, and various colorful figures scattered throughout.

Beach Scene at Provincetown, 1949

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 12 1/8 x 8 7/8 inches

Three separate ink drawings placed vertically on top of one another. The top features figures running to the left of the composition near a hovering dark cloud, followed by a scene of figures lounging with umbrellas below, and lastly, a scene of multiple lounging groups alongside the water, as birds fly above. The top and middle drawings both implement watercolor while the bottom drawing does not.

Three Beach Scenes, 1951

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 10 7/8 x 8 inches

Ink, pencil, and watercolor drawing of a street lined by a row of red horse-drawn carts, which obscures both telephone poles and building façades. Throughout are various figures clothed in grey at work.

Street Scene with Carts, 1931

Ink, Pencil, and Watercolor on Paper, 8 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches

Pencil sketch of a geometrical menorah complete with three sets of increasingly small arms that emerge from the stem. On top of them are two bird-like sketches, on which the hebrew word "חֲנוּכָּה&lrm;" or "Chanukah" is superimposed.

Study for "Share Chanukah with the Children," c. 1965

Pencil on Paper, 15 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches

Congregation of Jewish Men, 1960

Conte Crayon and Charcoal on Paper, 8 x 19 inches

Ink crosshatch drawing of a collection of bearded men, shroud in prayer shawls, carrying a series of Torah scrolls.

Scene with Rabbinical Figures and Torah, 1968

Ink on Paper, 11 x 13 3/4 inches

Ink crosshatch drawing of a woman raising her hands to two candlesticks featured on a raised surface on the left of the composition.

Figure with Candles, 1963

Ink on Paper, 13 3/4 x 11 inches

Pencil portrait of a bearded man wearing a traditional fur hat, topped with a shawl (most likely a prayer shawl). His hands are raised, and in his right hand (viewer's left) he holds the Four Species for the festival of Sukkot. Above his head is the word "סאַטמאַר" in Hebrew, or "Satmar" in English, denoting the Jewish sect with which the man is affiliated.

Portrait of a Man with Hebrew Text, 1966

Pencil on Paper, 14 x 11 3/4 inches

Pencil drawing depicting a bearded man, wrapped in a prayer shawl, with his hands raised. He is positioned at the right of the composition facing the left. Below him on the left are various distant figures, above which are a series of other figures positioned on a balcony. Above the man's head are the Hebrew words "שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה&lrm;", lit. "Rejoicing with/of the Torah" in English, denoting the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.

Rabbi with Congregation, 1966

Pencil on Paper, 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches

Ink drawing of a winged, flying figure who appears to have the anatomy of both a man and an animal. In its lower half, sticks akin to arrows stick out of its body while smaller creatures hover below it in the distance.

Untitled (No. 24), 1940

Ink on Paper, 12 x 9 inches

Ink drawing with surrealist imagery, depicting a bearded man with a hand that forms the shape of a wolf's head, holding a hyper realistic mask of a human face. Emerging from various points of his torso and head are what appears to be branches or roots, including a large or bird emerging from below its left (viewer's right) shoulder.

Untitled (No. 22), 1948

Ink on Paper, 11 1/2 x 9 inches

Ink drawing with surrealist imagery, depicting figures that have both land animal, human, and scaley limbs. From the center of the image one sees both the backsides of multiple human figures, as well as an optical illusion to create the faces of both a bear, and two humans.

Untitled (No. 10), c. 1950

Ink on Paper, 12 x 9 inches

Ink and watercolor portrait of two bearded men, complete with black yarmulkes (skull caps) and blue shirts. The larger figure is positioned on the left while a more distant portrait sits in the back left of he composition.

Portrait of Two Men, 1961

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 11 x 8 inches

Ink drawing of a figure with short and stocky legs and a human arm. Its head is that of a bird, and a human head emerges from within the open beak. The figure holds a ram while another bird pecks at the eyes of the figure from above.

Untitled (No. 15), 1951

Ink on Paper, 12 x 9 inches

Surrealist ink drawing of a veiled woman that is being embraced by a hairy beastly animal with a long tail, whose hands are nailed into her back. Surrounding the figure are mirrors that reflect their faces.

Untitled (No. 13), 1950

Ink on Paper, 12 x 9 inches

Brown, ink and pencil drawing of a reclining nude woman who is leaning on her right (the viewer's left) elbow.

Reclining Nude Leaning on Elbow, 1947

Ink and Pencil on Paper, 14 x 22 inches

Portrait of a Rabbi, 1961

Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches

Pencil sketch of bird, its wings outstretched. It has three heads and emerging from its left wing (the viewer's right) is a smaller bird while in the center of its chest is a small five point star. Inscribed throughout the body of the bird are the names of countries, including: Yugoslavia, Rawande, Turkey, Mali, Venezuela, Hungary and others.

Bird Symbol with International Flags #2, c. 1970

Pencil on Paper, 14 x 11 inches

Two pencil drawings, almost identical in form, or two dancing nude figures balancing on a small platform. Each pair raises a child above their heads.

Nude Female Figures Holding Child, 1945

Pencil on Paper, 10 x 14 inches

Three pencil drawing of a village town. The left depicts a grazing horse, attached to carriage. The center drawing depicts a carriage parked on grassland in front of a village complete with rectangular buildings with low roofs. The scene is continued in the rightmost drawing. Both the center and right drawing includes scattered human figures.

Three Views of Kolomyia, 1920

Pencil on Paper, 8 3/4 x 27 inches

Pencil and watercolor drawing various figures in black, red, grey, and green 1920s singlet bathing costumes, positioned in various poses alongside a pier on the left and the water on the right.

Bathers, 1924

Pencil and Watercolor on Paper, 11 x 14 7/8 inches

Featured here are works selected for the 2006 exhibition "Chaim Gross: 100 Drawings" curated by Townsend Wolfe for the Arkansas Arts Center.