Jackson Pollock American Abstract Oil on Canvas – July 4, 2019
Oil on canvas, framed, featuring action drip painting Signed Pollock on the lower margin. Attributed to Jackson Pollock (1912-1956, American). 46 x 43 cm (18.1 x 16.9 inches), PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate
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Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) 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. Furthermore, noting that “technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.”
On January 28th, 1912 in Cody, WY, Paul Jackson Pollock was born. He studied painting at the Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles. During the late 1920s at the same high school, he befriended Philip Guston. In the fall of 1930, Pollock moved to New York to study under the Regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Subsequently, he joined the WPA in 1937. He painted murals around the country in a style reminiscent both of Benton and the Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco.
Following the WPA program’s completion, 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. Pieces such as Blue Poles (1952), generated enormous media attention, which turned Pollock into a celebrity beyond the scope of the art world.
On August 11, 1956 in East Hampton, NY, Pollack tragically died in a car accident involving his mistress Ruth Kligman. Consequently, Pollack’s celebrated career was prematurely cut short at the relatively young age of 44. Pollack is survived by his wife the painter Lee Krasner. In 2006, Pollock’s No.5 (1948) was sold by David Geffen for $140 million. At that time, it set a new record for the highest-priced painting ever.
Today, his collections are held in 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.
Auction Overview
Richmond Hill, ON – 418 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ July 4th auction featuring the finest in IMPRESSIONIST ART, MODERN ART & ANTIQUES 2019-07-04. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.
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