The painting is 3 x 10 feet. It's strangely mounted on wood (see edge above) as if it were paper--but it's cheap canvas. Still, it's gorgeous. Also great to see as Frankenthaler's precursor, one she felt pointed to a new direction.
Poured together, edges fuse then disentangle.
JACKSON POLLOCK (1912-1956) Number 7A, 1948, oil and enamel on canvas, 35 x 131½ in. (88.9 x 334 cm.) Painted in 1948, Estimate on Request, in the region of $100 million.
"Among the two top lots in the sale is Number 7A, 1948 by Jackson Pollock, a monumental and breathtaking canvas that measures 131 ½ inches (334 cm.) wide, making it the largest example of his monumental drip paintings remaining in private hands. The work represents a critical moment both in the artist's career as well as in the history of painting in its entirety; it was conceived during a pivotal three-year period for the artist that began in 1947, when he first fully embarked on the creation of purely abstract paintings, with his drip paintings standing as his most celebrated canonical contribution—now icons of post-war American painting. The cultural and historical significance of Number 7A, 1948 cannot be overstated. It has a rich history of provenance, beginning with the photographer Herber Matter, to whom Pollock gifted the work, followed by renowned collectors Kimiko and John Powers. For nearly half a century, the work has been unseen by the public, exhibited most recently at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1977. This will be the first and only large-scale drip painting to ever appear at auction, presenting collectors with a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
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