Untitled
c. 1943
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pen and black ink on laid paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 26.7 x 24.8 cm (10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1985.62.1
Art Historical Context
This untitled drawing by Jackson Pollock, created around 1943, offers a rare glimpse into the artist's formative years. Executed in pen and black ink on laid—a traditional support with visible chain lines that lent texture and authenticity to works on paper—the modest 26.7 x 24.8 cm sheet Pollock's restless experimentation. Acquired through the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund for the National Gallery of Art collection, it exemplifies the intimate, preparatory nature of drawings in an artist's studio practice. In 1943, Pollock on the cusp of his Abstract Expressionist breakthrough, influenced by Surre...