Untitled

1951

Jackson Pollock

Associated Names
Jackson Pollock

Artist, American, 1912 - 1956

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio of six screenprints in black on white laminated Strathmore paper

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 58.5 x 73.7 cm (23 1/16 x 29 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.24.1.1-6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    O'Connor/Thaw 1978, Vol. 4, no. 1091, State (P27)

  • Portfolio Title

    Numbers

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Associated Artworks

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Untitled [Number 7]

Jackson Pollock

1951

The image shows a variety of thick and thin black lines splattered across the canvas, interweaving and overlapping to form a complex network of shapes. These abstract compositions resemble tangled webs or a frenzied dance of brush strokes. Some areas appear as clusters of black, while others suggest familiar objects like coiled snakes or ribbons. The chaotic arrangement occasionally gives the impression of eyes or a bird in flight, hinting at recognizable forms within the abstraction.

Untitled [Number 8]

Jackson Pollock

1951

The image displays a complex arrangement of black, fluid lines and shapes swirling and intersecting throughout the canvas. The lines create an abstract composition with patterns resembling fragmented faces with eyes and mouths, leaf-like forms, and shapes suggestive of hands and fingers. The artwork invites viewers to find familiar motifs within the random strokes and splatters of ink.

Untitled [Number 9]

Jackson Pollock

1951

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jackson Pollock; to Sanford McCoy; by descent to Family of Sanford McCoy; Margrit Ramme, by November 4, 1971; Private collection, U.S.A.; David Tunick, Inc., New York, summer 2000; purchased by NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • O'Connor, Francis Valentine and Eugene Victor Thaw, editors. Jackson Pollock: A Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings, Drawings, and Other Works. 4 vols. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1978.

1988

  • Williams, Reba and Dave Williams. "The Prints of Jackson Pollock." Print Quarterly 5, no. 4 (1988): 347-273.

2015

  • Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots. Exh. cat. Tate Liverpool; Dallas Museum of Art, 2015.

Inscriptions

lower right, screened: Jackson Pollock 51 (barely decipherable)

Markings

BS: Strathmore (upper right)

Wikidata ID

Q76342486

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