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Learn about the life and work of Jackson Pollock, one of the most influential American painters and the leader of the abstract expressionist movement. Find out when and where he was born, how he developed his drip and all-over techniques, and what challenges he faced in his personal and artistic career.
Learn about Number 1, 1948, a masterpiece of the "drip" technique by Jackson Pollock, one of the largest and most dynamic works of Abstract Expressionism. Find out why Pollock numbered his paintings and how this one was acquired by MoMA.
Learn about the commission and creation of Pollock's first large-scale abstract painting, which he completed in one frenzied session in 1943 for Peggy Guggenheim's townhouse. Explore the influences, techniques, and impact of Mural, 1943, a turning point for American art.
Learn about the nonrepresentational painting technique and style of Jackson Pollock, who applied paint to unprimed canvas on the floor with various tools. See how he created dynamic visual rhythms and expressive lines of color in Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), 1950.
The Flame is a 1930 painting by Jackson Pollock that shows his interest in art and intuitive sense of rhythm. It is a forerunner of his later poured and dripped canvases, with curvilinear dynamics and contrasts of light and dark.
Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He died in an alcohol-related car accident in 1956 at the age of 44, and his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and The Tate.
Learn about the painting Ocean Greyness, one of Pollock's last great works, that depicts several disembodied eyes hidden within the swirling colored fragments. Explore the critical debate that surrounded Abstract Expressionism and Pollock's ambivalence about abstract painting.
Learn about the abstract expressionist painting Number 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock, which was sold for a record $140 million in 2006. Find out the controversy over the ownership and the current status of the artwork.
Explore the most famous paintings by Jackson Pollock, the pioneer of abstract expressionism and drip painting technique.
Blue Poles is an abstract expressionist painting by Jackson Pollock, created in 1952 and originally titled Number 11. It was purchased by the National Gallery of Australia in 1973 amid controversy and remains one of its major holdings.
