About this artwork
Pollock's early work was figurative, becoming increasingly abstract over time until the 'drip' paintings of the early 1950s, for which he is most famous. This work features a human figure drawn in black ink. Another figure, possibly an animal, has been added over the top. The main body of this figure is in red ink, and its head is to the right of that of the drawn figure. A severe alcoholic with emotional difficulties, Pollock underwent psychoanalysis between 1937 and 1943, producing drawings as part of his therapy.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) American
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title:Untitled
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date created:About 1942 - 1944
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materials:Oil, pen and ink, and watercolour on paper
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measurements:33.50 x 50.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1980
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accession number:GMA 2198
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glossary:
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Born in Wyoming, Pollock became the figurehead of the American Abstract expressionist movement. It was partly because of him and his revolutionary style that the centre of interest of the art world shifted from Paris to New York after the Second World War. His fascination with Jungian psychology...
