Untitled | Yale University Art Gallery

1944–45, printed 1967

Although best known for his gestural drip canvases, Jackson Pollock created a handful of prints over the course of his career. In 1944 and 1945, he briefly worked at Atelier 17, where he produced eleven intaglio plates. His interest in line and movement is evident in the way in which he drove a variety of tools into the metal in staccato loops and curves. This experience is considered to have greatly informed Pollock’s signature painting style. Pollock never printed a full edition from these plates, which were discovered in 1966, restored by Gabor Peterdi, and printed in 1967 by Emiliano Sorini.

Medium: Engraving, etching, and drypoint
Dimensions: platemark: 12 × 8 15/16 in. (30.48 × 22.7 cm)
sheet: 21 1/4 × 14 5/16 in. (54 × 36.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Lee Krasner
Accession Number: 1975.120.5
Geography: Made in United States
Culture: American
Period: 20th century
Classification: Prints
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Lower left embossed with estate stamp and "ES" chop

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Untitled Artist: Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956)

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