
Gaze, 2024
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
46 x 50 inches
Frame: 51 5/8 x 55 1/2 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
Arriving, 2024
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
46 x 50 inches
Frame: 49 x 53 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
Formation, 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
31 x 34 inches
Frame: 34 x 37 3/4 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
Foreshadow, 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
24 1/4 x 29 1/2 inches
Frame: 28 1/2 x 33 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
Outlook, 2023
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
41 x 27 inches
Frame: 43 1/4 x 30 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
SOLD
Breakthrough, 2022
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
35 x 45 inches
Frame: 38 3/4 x 48 3/4 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
SOLD
Reveal, 2024
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
60 x 50 inches
Frame: 64 1/2 x 54 1/2 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
SOLD
Reflected Light, 2024
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on board
46 x 50 inches
Signed and dated on the verso
SOLD
Susan Grossman approaches landscape through a minimalistic palette of black, white, and gray with the occasional appearance of a primary color. Her process begins with reference photographs of subjects and locations. After a return to the studio, painting begins and draws directly from the source materials before Grossman allows the artistic process to take over and create a unique narrative world. Elements of the original location are repositioned, created from nothing, or eliminated to achieve the final product. The physicality of the technique saturates the final product with a sense of action that feels as though one is witnessing something completed only moments before. Grossman’s landscapes are created to be intentionally ambiguous and allow each viewer to form an unbiased reading of the work. Although one can assume where the source material came from, there are no identifying factors– such as street signs or even faces– that allow for a singular conclusion. Her open and non-specific narratives leave the viewer with a sense of unease as it is clear that much is implied throughout the image, yet the viewer walks away without any sense of resolution.
Susan Grossman graduated from Bennington College and received her Master’s in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College. She has taught at Wesleyan University, the City College of New York, and the National Academy of Design School. Her work can be found in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States, including the Mint Museum in North Carolina, and the New York Historical Society. She currently works in Brooklyn, New York.