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Jackson Pollock
Untitledcirca 1938-1940

Not on view
Colored pencil drawing of a large circular form — possibly a decorated plate or bowl — filled with abstract spiraling ribbons and angular geometric shapes in rust, amber, and charcoal on cream paper
Colored pencil drawing of a circular abstract composition, densely filled with swirling ribbon-like forms in deep red, black, and ochre, with spiral coils at lower left and geometric patterned elements throughout.

Jackson Pollock, Untitled, circa 1938-1940, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne Deal Booth and Harvey Shipley Miller through the 2004 Drawings Group, and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wilder by exchange, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jackson Pollock
United States, 1912-1956
Title
Untitled
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1938-1940
Medium
Pencil and colored crayon on paper
Dimensions
Sight: 7 in. (17.78 cm) Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.16 × 22.54 cm) Frame: 21 3/8 × 18 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (54.29 × 46.04 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne Deal Booth and Harvey Shipley Miller through the 2004 Drawings Group, and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wilder by exchange
Accession Number
M.2004.211
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Zimmer, Nina, ed. The Figurative Pollock. Basel: Kunstmuseum Basel, 2016.
Copyright
© Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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