Jackson Pollock

American | 1912 - 1956

Jackson Pollock was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1912. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Guggenheim Bilbao have featured Jackson Pollock's work in the past.Jackson Pollock's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 15 USD to 61,161,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 61,161,000 USD for Number 17, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2021. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 807,917 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 40,327 USD.Jackson Pollock has been featured in articles for Daily Art Magazine, ArtDependence Magazine and The Guardian. The most recent article is A Glimpse at Picasso and Pollock Masterpieces Kept in Tehran Vault written for BBC News in February 2025. The artist died in 1956.

Artist's alternative names: Paul Jackson Pollock, Pollock

Featured for Sale

Untitled ,1939

By Jackson Pollock

Christie's New York

- Heni / Pierce Protocols, London, 2024 (incl. invoice)

By Jackson Pollock

AAG: Arts & Antiques Group

At Auction

Notable Lots

Number 5, 1951 "Elegant Lady" - Jackson Pollock

Number 5, 1951 "Elegant Lady" ,1951

By Jackson Pollock

-25%

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NUMBER 12 ,1950

By Jackson Pollock

+4%

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Untitled ,1948

By Jackson Pollock

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Upcoming Lots

Untitled ,1939

By Jackson Pollock

Christie's New York

Post-Auction Lots for Sale

- Heni / Pierce Protocols, London, 2024 (incl. invoice)

By Jackson Pollock

AAG: Arts & Antiques Group

Recent Auction Results

Rare 1947 Jackson Pollock Abstract Lithograph - Jackson Pollock

Rare 1947 Jackson Pollock Abstract Lithograph ,1947

By Jackson Pollock

Monarch Auction

Abstract Print on Textured Paper

By Jackson Pollock

-34%

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Kodner Galleries

Pollack style triptych

By Jackson Pollock

Butterscotch Auction

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Current Exhibitions

Louisiana Visits Franz Gertsch: Post-War And Contemporary Art In Dialogue

Museum Franz Gertsch

Burgdorf | Switzerland

Sep 21,2024 - Mar 02,2025

Revolutions: Art From The Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

National Mall | Washington D.C. | District Of Columbia | USA

Mar 22,2024 - Apr 20,2025

Poesie der Elemente

Wilhelm Hack Museum

Ludwigshafen Am Rhein | Germany

Mar 09,2024 - Apr 21,2025

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Articles

A Glimpse at Picasso and Pollock Masterpieces Kept in Tehran Vault

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Coverage

“ .. Jackson Pollock is best known for his stunning abstract poured paintings from the 1950s—work which marked the high point of his artistic career... ”
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Guild Hall Museum

“ ..Yet the American painter is actually best known for his abstract drip paintings... ”
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Kunstmuseum Basel, Hauptbau & Neubau

“ ..Exhibiting works from the peak of the artist’s fame alongside his lesser known work offers viewers the opportunity to appreciate Pollock’s broader ambitions as an artist and better understand the importance... ”
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Tate Liverpool

“ ..Exhibiting works from the height of the artist’s celebrity set against his lesser known paintings will offer the opportunity to appreciate Pollock’s broader ambitions as an artist, and to better understand... ”
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DMA, Dallas Museum of Art

“ ..Hartung is best known for his 1950s gestural and existential abstractions: psychographs in paint composed of dramatic sheaves of dark brush strokes, against a light washed background... ”
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Timothy Taylor, London