How to understand a Jackson Pollock painting

"This painting is incredibly honest; Pollock isn't trying to fool us in any way."

"This painting is incredibly honest; Pollock isn't trying to fool us in any way."

Curator Nicholas Cullinan on Jackson Pollock's painting "Number 28, 1950."

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"Jackson Pollock," Hans Namuth, 1950, Purchase, Funds from various donors and Matching Funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1981 (1981.1063). Photograph courtesy of the Center for Creative Photography.

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Number 28, 1950, Jackson Pollock  American, Enamel on canvas
Jackson Pollock
1950