When most people think of the artist Jackson Pollock, what comes to mind are his gestural, abstract drip paintings, which are almost synonymous with the male-dominated postwar New York art scene.

Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) is an American icon. Creator of rhythmic and energetic "action painting," he is internationally hailed as a leading figure in Abstract Expressionism. Born in Wyoming and ...

“Jackson Pollock: The Early Years” is currently on display at the Picasso Museum in Paris. Featuring about 100 artworks, the show focuses on the period between 1938 (when Pollock started ...

This is Jackson Pollock’s “Number 2, 1949” (1949), one of the dripped, poured and spattered canvases that changed the course ...

“If it hadn’t been for Lee Krasner, Jackson would not have been the power he was.” There was a time when Pollock was a nobody and Krasner was the one to watch – an artist who, in the 1930s ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles Two additional exhibitions such as “The 85th Artist Members Exhibition” are set ...

Jackson Pollock's action painting technique reflected the improvisation, freedom, and rhythm of the jazz music he loved. Looking for more? Visit Smithsonian Jazz at the National Museum of American ...

Picture: Martin Ollman Ouroboros arguably is the most controversial commission since Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles, purchased in 1973 for $1.3m and now reportedly worth $500m. Adjusted for ...