Lot details
Expressive drip composition.
Acrylic on paper. Size
of the present painting is 28.6 x 19.3 centimeters. Signature Jackson Pollock can
be found in the lower margin of the painting and verso. This artwork is also
marked on reverse by a previous collection mark (reference number in pencil and
stamp). The work is in very good condition for its age, colors create the
desired contrast, are vivid and are well preserved, but we also notice minor yellowing
of the paper.
Pollock's greatness
lies in developing one of the most radical abstract styles in the history of
modern art, detaching line from color, redefining the categories of drawing and
painting, and finding new means to describe pictorial space.
His work brought
together elements of Cubism, Surrealism, and Impressionism, and transcended
them all.
With
this work comes a Certificate of authenticity, registration of the painting at
Fine Arts Registry and a transfer of ownership. The artwork is described in the
documentation and offered as unique artwork, in manner of the artist, sold
as-is. The artwork was acquired in estate liquidation sale in France. For more
details and condition of the artwork please view the images.
About
Jackson Pollock
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Jackson
Pollock was one of the most famous Post-War American artists. A pioneer of
Abstract Expressionism, Pollock’s drip paintings ushered in a new era of
non-representational art. “It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put
on as long as something has been said,” he once remarked. “Technique is just a
means of arriving at a statement.” Born Paul Jackson Pollock on January 28,
1912 in Cody, WY, he studied painting at the Manual Arts High School in Los
Angeles during the late 1920s, where he befriended Philip Guston. In the fall
of 1930, Pollock moved to New York where he studied under the Regionalist
painter Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Joining the WPA in 1937,
Pollock painted murals around the country in a style reminiscent both of Benton
and the Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco. After the WPA program ended,
Pollock took on a number of odd jobs and began producing Surrealist works
related to those of Joan Miró. An early champion of his work, Peggy Guggenheim
hosted Pollock’s first solo show at her gallery Art of This Century in 1943.
The paintings that emerged from his Long Island studio during the late 1940s
came to exemplify his entire career. Works such as Blue Poles (1952), generated
enormous media attention, and turned Pollock into a celebrity beyond the scope
of the art world. At the age of 44, his celebrated career was cut short when
the artist died in a car accident involving his mistress Ruth Kligman, on
August 11, 1956 in East Hampton, NY. He was survived by his wife the painter
Lee Krasner. In 2006, Pollock’s No. 5 (1948) was sold by David Geffen for $140
million, setting a new record for the highest-priced painting ever. Today, his
works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the
National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Gallery in London,
among others.
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