[Pollock, Jackson. (1912–1956)] Ossorio, Alfonso. (1916–1990)
Jackson Pollock 1951 - Show Catalogue
New York: Betty Parson. 1951. [20] pp. Illustrated. Includes essay by Aldonso Ossorio, an abstract expressionist painter and one of Pollock's earliest collectors. Soiled wraps with glue or other residue on front cover; staples rusted; tear on back two pages, which have come loose at top staple; overall good. 8.5 x 11 inches (28 x 21 cm).Pollock rocketed to fame following an August 8, 1949 four-page spread in Life magazine that featured his "Drip Period" paintings and asked, "Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" At the peak of his fame, however, Pollock abruptly abandoned the drip style. But in 1951, Betty Parsons exhibited Pollock's newest work, a series of paintings devoid of color, completed exclusively in black enamel on untreated canvas. These paintings have been referred to as his "Black pourings" and, when he exhibited them Parsons Gallery, none of them sold. These works show Pollock attempting to find a balance between abstraction and depictions of the figure. (17040)
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