Ritual

1953

Jackson Pollock

Painter, American, 1912 - 1956

Jackson Pollock

Attributed to

Two straight black lines at a slight diagonal leaning to our right create three vertical zones in this tall, narrow, abstract painting. Rounded and fragmented forms are shaded with thick, visible brushstrokes in bubblegum pink, sky blue, teal and forest green, brick red, and mustard yellow. Some shapes suggest body parts like a head, bent elbow, rounded hip, and toes. The artist signed and dated the bottom edge of the painting, “Jackson Pollock 53.”
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery 407-B

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 229.87 × 107.95 cm (90 1/2 × 42 1/2 in.)
    framed: 232.09 × 109.86 × 3.81 cm (91 3/8 × 43 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.202.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert and Jane Meyerhoff, Phoenix, Maryland; gift 2018 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection: 1945 to 1995, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996, no. 130.

2009

  • The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection: Selected Works, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009-2010, no. 101, repro.

Bibliography

1996

  • The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection: 1945 to 1995. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996: no. 130.

Inscriptions

lower left: Jackson Pollock; lower right: 53

Wikidata ID

Q108686887

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