Jackson Pollock Famous Paintings

Paul Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming on January 28, 1912. During his brief life Pollock quickly gained fame as an influential painter and was best known for his abstract expressionist paintings as evidenced in his paintings listed below. Jackson's first official Art School was at the Manual Art's High School in Chico, California before moving to New York City to study at the Arts Students League of New York. At the age of 23 Jackson Pollock painted for the Federal Art Project where he was employed for the next 13 years. The Federal Art Project was formed shortly after the Great Depression that employed out of work Artists who collectively painted over 200,000 different paintings, murals and posters for schools, hospitals and libraries.

  In 1945 Pollock married another famous painter Lee Krasner and moved to what is now known as the Pollock-Krasner House in Springs, Long Island. Pollock and Krasner quickly turned a wooden barn on their new property into their Art Studio and it was from here that Jackson Pollock created some of his most famous paintings of his life. The entire Pollock Krasner property is now a Museum and Study Center Arts Library attracting people from around the World. Within this small barn is the first known place that Pollock to his canvas and laid it out on the floor to paint what is now known as the "Drip Technique". To perfect this new technique, Pollock turned to several unorthodox methods including the paint itself. Instead of painting with traditional painting brushes, Pollock would use sticks found on his property, hardened paint brushes and even syringes using very liquid paint to create his masterpiece paintings. By changing all the rules in painting on canvas, Pollock quickly evolved into one of the first painters to perfect Action Paintings where he would walk on the canvas and become part of the painting itself.

  Jackson Pollocks Drip Paintings made him one of America's most popular painters especially when Life Magazine did a 4 page article of his work in 1949. Shortly after the article came out asking the question " Is he The Greatest Living Painter in the United States?" Pollock abruptly quit drip painting all together. He also gave up on naming his pictures as he thought too many people were reading to much of the title and not into the painting itself. By numbering his paintings, Pollock took away any preconceived ideas in what his paintings were meant to express. You must look at his painting close aand take away something only you yourself will see what it represents.

Jackson Pollock died at the age of 44 in a car accident less then a mile from his now famous home. Pollock was a known alcoholic for most of his life and it was determined his was driving under the influence during the time of the crash. Jackson Pollock paintings are now some of the Most Valuable Paintings In The World. Shortly after moving into the Pollock-Krasner Studio, Pollock painted the painting simply known as "No 5 1948" which sold for a record $140,000,000.00 (One Hundred Forty Million) in 2006 making it the Most Valuable Painting Ever Sold At Auction!

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Below is some fascinating videos of Jackson Pollock painting some of his masterpieces. Until you have seen him in action, it's hard to appreciate his painting style.

Below is 100 of Jackson Pollock's Most Famous Art Paintings. Click on any painting below to view a larger picture at Allposters.com. These are actual art prints of Pollocks or posters of the original artwork. Either way, by clicking on the image and then enlarging it,  you get a very good picture of that painting.