Pollock took this advice to heart, and by the mid-1940s was painting completely abstractly on unstretched raw canvas on the floor. He started painting in the “drip style” in 1947, eschewing brushes, and instead dripping, splattering, and pouring enamel house paint from the can, also usin...
Previously Unknown Jackson Pollock Painting, Possibly Worth $54 M., Was Discovered During Raid, Report Bulgarian Authorities It could be worth up to $54 million. By Tessa Solomon Mar 22, 2023 9:28 am News Billionaire Collector Ken Griffin Quietly Moves His Masterpieces from the Art Institute of...
is the stuff of legend. Owned by the University of Iowa since Guggenheim donated it in 1948, the painting is said to be worth $140 million. (A later Jackson Pollock painting,Number 5, 1948, reportedly sold in 2006 for $140 million—the ...
At the ritzy preview - not the opening (which was officially three days later) - but the night for acolytes, collectors and such - of France-based artist Louis Jansen van Vuuren's new exhibition recently, a well-dressed young Cape businessman worked up quite a huff....