JACKSON POLLOCK -- A 1940s SIGNED ORIGINAL DRIP PAINTING, ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST

Description: WELCOME TO OUR ART-MODERNENEW SUMMER ARRIVALS !!! JACKSON POLLOCK(1912-1956) A SIGNED ACRYLIC ENAMEL PAINTING ON CANVAS (A Framed, Untitled, Drip-Splatter Abstract Work) Circa: late-1940s SIGNED:J. POLLOCK (Estimated Value: US$ 1,750,000 to US$ 2,500,000+) Now HIGHLY REDUCED to WAY BELOW MARKET VALUE !!! Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known as JACKSON POLLOCK, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the American ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist LEE KRASNER, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy. Jackson Pollock developed what was later called his "drip" technique, turning to synthetic resin-based paints called alkyd industrial enamels (also known sometimes as industrial acrylic paints), which, at that time, was a novel medium. Pollock described this use of household paints, instead of artist’s paints, as "a natural growth out of a need." He used hardened brushes, sticks, and even basting syringes as paint applicators, as well as allowing paint to pour (or drip) directly from his hand-held, moving can, via a hole punched into the can's bottom. Pollock's technique of pouring and dripping paint is thought to be one of the origins of the term ACTION PAINTING. With this technique, Pollock was able to achieve a more immediate means of creating art, the paint now literally flowing from his chosen tool onto the canvas. By defying the convention of painting on an upright surface, he added a new dimension by being able to view and apply paint to his canvases from all directions. In the process of making paintings in this way, he moved away from figurative representation, and challenged the Western tradition of using easel and brush. He also moved away from the use of only the hand and wrist, since he used his whole body to paint. In 1956, Time magazine dubbed Pollock "Jack the Dripper" as a result of his unique painting style. Pollock vehemently denied "the accident"; he usually had an idea of how he wanted a particular piece to appear. His technique combined the movement of his body, over which he had control, the viscous flow of paint, the force of gravity, and the absorption of paint into the canvas. It was a mixture of controllable and uncontrollable factors. Flinging, dripping, pouring, and splattering, he would move energetically around the canvas, almost as if in a dance, and would not stop until he saw what he wanted to see. Pollock himself described his unorthodox working method: “When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.” Pollock's most famous paintings were made during the "drip period" between 1947 and 1950. He rocketed to fame following an August 8, 1949, four-page spread in Life magazine that asked, "Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" Pollock died at the age of 44 in a a tragic alcohol-related car accident. In December 1956, he was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (MOMA) in New York City, and a larger more comprehensive exhibition there in 1967. More recently, in 1998 and 1999, his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MOMA and at THE TATE GALLERY in London. THE PAINTING This extraordinary ABSTRACT-EXPRESSIONIST DRIP / SPLATTER PAINTING is made in various colors (with a blue base predominating) on a stretched canvas. The painted canvas, on its original old stretchers, measures: 20" x 15 3/4" (51 cm x 40 cm). Currently unframed. It is BRUSH-SIGNED, on the lower front-edge of the canvas, in black: J. Pollock Not dated, circa late-1940s. Absolutely an ORIGINAL PAINTED WORK on canvas; it is NOT a print or lithograph or any other kind of reproduction. PLEASE NOTE: Under eBay's rules and regulations we have to sell this original painted work as in the manner of, or in the style of Jackson Pollock, as there were no official or recognized COAs or gallery documents attached when we acquired the work. Hence, although all aspects feel correct, it must be offered for sale on eBay, as is, in Jackson Pollock's style. In GOOD CONDITION. A truly terrific ORIGINAL PAINTING. Pollock's spontaneous compositional skills are wonderfully exemplified in this terrific ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST drip / splatter work on canvas. It is a complex and multi-faceted work of great quality, exemplifying the unique aspects of Pollock's hand and pouring / drip techniques. Of course, much controversy always surrounds what may be an important Jackson Pollock find...so...please note that this work is sold as is, as the Pollock Foundation does not authenticate nor issue COAs and has not done so for over 35 years. All offers and sales will be considered on that basis. (We do have PROVENANCE, available to serious buyers.) We have MASSIVELY DISCOUNTED this rare and UNIQUE signed original work to way below normal market values. Please review RECENT MAJOR AUCTION HOUSE RECORDS for comparison. This is a BUY-IT-NOW DISCOUNTED SALE PRICE ITEM !!! Also with the option to make a BEST OFFER if you prefer! *Now REDUCED by an EXTRA $100,000 OFF of the SALE PRICE !!! Serious buyers, please e-mail us for the PROVENANCE. This superb original ABSTRACT-EXPRESSIONIST drip / splatter painting on canvas is an EXCELLENT EXAMPLE of Jackson Pollock's unique and groundbreaking approach to abstract art. *Please view our OTHER Newly-Offered MODERNIST ARTWORKS this week! With FREE SHIPPING for this original signed work if you are in the mainland United States and REDUCED shipping throughout the rest of the world. *We also offer terrific overseas combined shipping discounts when you buy more than one item in our SALE --- Please ask us! The artwork will be securely shipped worldwide (with the exception of the African continent), wrapped and fully protected with stiff boards in a 3-dimensional padded box, via trackable FedEx Air International. 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Price: 1150000 USD

Location: Beverly Hills, California

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