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Jackson Pollock's Mural – The Transitional Moment
. Szafran
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Description for Jackson Pollock's Mural – The Transitional Moment
Hardback. Mural, painted in 1943, was Pollock's first major commission. It was made for the entrance hall of the Manhattan duplex of Peggy Guggenheim who donated it to the University of Iowa in the 1950s where it stayed until its 2012 arrival for conservation and study at the Getty Center. This book unveils the findings of that examination. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour & b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 263 x 19. Weight in Grams: 940.
This is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of a post-war masterpiece and its restoration. In many ways, Mural, Jackson Pollock's (1912-1956) first large-scale painting represents the birth of his legend. The controversial artist's creation of this painting has been recounted in dozens of books and dramatized in the Oscar-winning Pollock. Rumours about its creation abound - such as it being painted in one alcohol-fuelled night and at first didn't fit the intended space. But never in doubt was that it was pivotal, not only for Pollock but for the Abstract Expressionists who would follow his radical conception of ... Read more
This is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of a post-war masterpiece and its restoration. In many ways, Mural, Jackson Pollock's (1912-1956) first large-scale painting represents the birth of his legend. The controversial artist's creation of this painting has been recounted in dozens of books and dramatized in the Oscar-winning Pollock. Rumours about its creation abound - such as it being painted in one alcohol-fuelled night and at first didn't fit the intended space. But never in doubt was that it was pivotal, not only for Pollock but for the Abstract Expressionists who would follow his radical conception of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
940g
Number of Pages
124
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781606063231
SKU
V9781606063231
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About . Szafran
Yvonne Szafran is senior conservator of paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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