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Materials:

tempera on paper

Size Notes:

11¼ by 11 in.

Edition:

Executed in 1943.

Description:

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Condition:

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges and corners, which are cut slightly unevenly. There are faint creases along the edges and scattered throughout the sheet. Under close inspection, there is evidence of hairline cracking to the more heavily painted areas, with associated pinpoint losses. Under extremely close inspection, there are scattered areas of faint discoloration to the sheet including a few spots of pinpoint foxing. Please note that this work is adhered to the mat and there is glue residue surrounding the edges of the sheet. Framed under glass. Framed dimensions: 18 ¾ by 18 ½ in. (47.6 by 47 cm.)

Literature:

Francis Valentine O'Connor and Eugene Victor Thaw, eds., Jackson Pollock: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Drawings and Other Works, Volume 4: Drawings 1930-1956, New Haven, 1978, no. 964, p. 44, illustrated

Provenance:

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Stephen Hahn Gallery, New York E.V. Thaw & Co., Inc., New York Acquired from the above in October 1973 by the present owner