Untitled
One of the key figures associated with Abstract Expressionism, Pollock spent several months in the fall and winter of 1944–45 experimenting with intaglio techniques at Stanley William Hayter's print studio, Atelier 17, then located in New York City. He created eleven engravings, including this one, that exemplify his early artistic development and experimentation with printmaking. Hovering between abstraction and representation, the prints articulate Pollock's spontaneous approach and early interest in the Surrealist practice of automatic writing. Interestingly, Pollock and Hayter pulled only trial proofs of this engraving; an impression of the final state was printed posthumously in 1967 by Emiliano Sorini (1931-1999) after an earlier consultation with the Atelier 17 artist and printmaker Gabor F. Peterdi (1915-2001).
Artwork Details
- Title: Untitled
- Artist: Jackson Pollock (American, Cody, Wyoming 1912–1956 East Hampton, New York)
- Printer: Printed by Emiliano Sorini (American (born Italy), Urbino 1931-1999 Bergen, New Jersey)
- Date: 1944–45, printed 1967
- Medium: Engraving and drypoint
- Dimensions: plate: 14 15/16 x 17 13/16 inches (37.9 x 45.3 cm)
sheet: 21 3/8 x 29 5/16 inches (54.4 x 74.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Lee Krasner Pollock, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.647.4
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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