Chaotic black ink splatters and bold brushstrokes form swirling abstract shapes on a beige background.

Paintings

Number 18, 1951

1951

Medium
Enamel on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 59 1/4 × 55 7/8 in. (150.5 × 141.9 cm)
Accession number
2002.258
Acquired
2002
Credit line
Gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President
Reproduction credit
© Pollack-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Department
collection

About this work

Jackson Pollock, Number 18, 1951, 1951. Enamel on canvas, overall: 59 1/4 × 55 7/8 in. (150.5 × 141.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.258. © Pollack-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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