Untitled
c. 1951
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View on museum website →Medium
black and blue ink on Japanese paper
Dimensions
overall: 63.3 x 99.5 cm (24 15/16 x 39 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Anonymous Gift
Accession Number
1985.78.1
Art Historical Context
Jackson Pollock's *Untitled* (c. 1951) captures the explosive energy of Abstract Expressionism during the artist's most innovative period. Created amid Pollock's fame for his revolutionary drip paintings—like those from his 1947–1950 black enamel phase—this drawing showcases his shift toward bolder, monochromatic works. At the National Gallery of Art, it exemplifies how Pollock explored abstraction on a more intimate scale, using fluid lines to evoke motion and emotion on a modest 63.3 x 99.5 cm sheet. Rendered in black and blue ink on delicate Japanese paper, the work highlights Pollock's ma...