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Title
Lavender
Mist
.
Alternative Title
Number
1
,
1950
(Lavender
Mist)
.
Creator
Pollock, Jackson (American painter and engraver, 1912-1956)
Date
1950
Cultural Context
American
North American
Style/Period
Abstract Expressionist
Action painting
Abstract (fine arts style)
Theme
Abstraction
Paintings (visual works)
Oil paintings (visual works)
Drip painting
Subject
Paintings
Oil paintings
Abstract paintings
Abstract works
Description
"By
1947
-
even
earlier
in
drawings
-
the
artist
had
begun
to
experiment
with
all-over
painting
, a
labyrinthine
network
of
lines
,
splatters
, and
paint
drips
from
which
emerged
the
great
'poured'
paintings
of the
next
few
years
. These
paintings
,
generally
executed
on a
large
canvas
laid
out
on the
floor
, are the
works
most
popularly
associated
with
so-called
Action
Painting.
"
(Excerpt
,
p
.
390)
;
Oil
,
enamel
, and
aluminum
paint
on
canvas
.
Material
Oil, enamel, and aluminum paint on canvas
Oil on canvas
Oil paint (pigmented coating)
Aluminum paint
Enamel paint
Paint
Measurements
7'4" x 9'11"
Technique
Drip painting
Painting (image-making)
Oil painting (technique)
Work Type
Paintings
Oil paintings
Abstract paintings
Repository
Alfonso Ossorio Collection (East Hampton, New York)
Source
Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography. 3rd ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986. (p.399, col.pl.180).
Rights
Photo credit: Alfonso Ossorio Collection (East Hampton, NY).
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
458-08.jpg
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