Untitled

1944/1945 (printed 1967)

Jackson Pollock

Associated Names
Jackson Pollock

Artist, American, 1912 - 1956

Emiliano Sorini

Printer, American, active 20th century

The image displays a complex web of swirling lines and shapes intersecting and overlapping with each other. The abstract composition creates an intricate pattern suggesting movement and fluidity. Abstract forms resembling human figures, limbs, and faces are interspersed with curves and spirals, hinting at organic or natural elements. The overall effect is reminiscent of a chaotic dance or a frenzied crowd, with each line and shape contributing to a dense tapestry of forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and drypoint in black on buff Japanese Kochi paper

  • Credit Line

    The William Stamps Farish Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.31 x 45.4 cm (14 11/16 x 17 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.17 x 69.22 cm (19 3/4 x 27 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.3.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    O'Connor/Thaw 1978, Vol. 4, no. 1078 (P16)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Washburn Gallery & Adler and The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, NY, NY); purchased 2009 by NGA, with funds donated by The William Stamps Farish Fund

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 112.

2017

  • Jackson Pollock's "Mural", National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Nov. 19, 2017-Oct. 28, 2018 (this print was exhibited from May 8-Oct. 28, 2018)

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.

Inscriptions

lower right below plate in graphite by unknown hand: II/X

Markings

BS: Jackson Pollock Estate; BS:Emiliano Sorini

Wikidata ID

Q76439218

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