Untitled

c. 1939/1942

Jackson Pollock

Associated Names
Jackson Pollock

Artist, American, 1912 - 1956

The image comprises swirling lines and dots arranged in a seemingly random pattern across the canvas. It is an abstract composition, with forms that evoke thoughts of storm clouds, labyrinths, and scattered leaves. Some areas contain tightly packed, comma-like shapes that suggest a dense forest seen from above, while other portions have curved, spiraling lines that might resemble coiled springs or serpentine forms. Much of the space is dominated by these fluid, calligraphic strokes interspersed with small, repetitive marks reminiscent of rainfall or congregations of tiny insects. This creates an organized chaos that encourages viewers to find familiar shapes within the abstraction.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Leonard R. Stachura Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 44.5 x 35 cm (17 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.62.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    O'Connor/Thaw 1978, no. 641


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist to Lee Krasner; Krasner Pollock estate.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 70.

2017

  • Jackson Pollock's "Mural", National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Nov. 19, 2017-Oct. 28, 2018 (this drawing 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, 1978.1.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 70.

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: TOP; upper right verso in graphite: 67.355; lower center verso in graphite: Jackson Pollock / before 1947 / Lee Krasner Pollock 1957; lower right verso: TR1654.8 / 57.387

Wikidata ID

Q64579336

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