Collections | Drawings & Prints

Jackson Pollock (1912–1956)
Untitled, 1943
Pen and black ink, gray and black wash, gouache, and red chalk
Signed at bottom center, Jackson Pollock / for P. Go.
18 7/8 x 24 3/4 inches (479 x 613 mm)
Thaw Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum; 2006.59

© 2004 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
See CORSAIR catalog record for this item »

An important example of the fusion of primitivism and modernism that characterized Pollock's art in the first half of the 1940s, this drawing reveals the wide range of his sources, from the masklike figures, mythic animals, and pictographs of primitive art to the imagery and style of Joan Miró, Paul Klee, and Picasso. Peggy Guggenheim played a vital role in fostering Pollock's career. This sheet was included in his first solo exhibition at her New York gallery, Art of This Century, in November 1943.

See enlargement/print this image
List of works
Text only list
Search images