Jackson Pollock

1912-1956 · American · Abstract Expressionism, Action painting

Record aux enchères: 181,2 M $US

Number 7A, 1948 · Christie's, New York · 18 mai 2026

Source: heni.com

Biographie

Jackson Pollock, born in Cody, Wyoming, studied with Thomas Hart Benton and absorbed Mexican muralism, Surrealist automatism and Jungian ideas before inventing his drip technique around 1947. Laying canvases on the floor of his Springs, Long Island barn, he poured and flung enamel paint in all-over webs that broke with easel painting and made him the emblem of Abstract Expressionism. He died in a car crash at 44, so classic drip paintings from 1947 to 1950 are extremely rare and mostly in museums. That scarcity drives the market: a handful of major works appear in a decade, and each sets the pace for the whole post-war category. In May 2026 Number 7A from the S.I. Newhouse collection made 181.2 million dollars.

Résultats d'enchères récents

Untitled (1948)Phillips, New York9,17 M $US19 mai 2026heni.com
Number 7A (1948)Christie's, New York181,2 M $US18 mai 2026heni.com
Untitled (1948)Phillips, New York15,34 M $US19 nov. 2024heni.com

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