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JACKSON POLLOCK US 1912-1956 Mixed Media on Paper

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JACKSON POLLOCK US 1912-1956 Mixed Media on Paper
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Mixed media on paper. Abstract expressionist composition. Signed and attr. Jackson Pollock on verso. 11 x 8.3 in. (28 x 21 cm). Major Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock, dubbed "Jack the Dripper" by Time magazine in 1956, is best known for his large "action" or drip paintings of 1947-52, formed by pouring and manipulating liquid paint atop canvases set on the floor. A wholly original, rule-shattering figure in American art, Pollock inspired Frank Stella, Richard Serra, and the Color Field painters. PROVENANCE: Private collection (Toronto, ON)