Greyed Rainbow

Greyed Rainbow

Jackson Pollock American, 1912–1956

1953

On view — Gallery 291 at the Art Institute of Chicago.

In the late 1940s Jackson Pollock developed a revolutionary form of Abstract Expressionism by dripping, pouring, and splashing paint onto large-scale canvases. Pollock emphasized the expressive power of the artist’s gestures, materials, and tools, often applying paint with sticks, trowels, and…

Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Medium
Oil on linen
Dimensions
Unframed: 182.9 × 244.2 cm (72 1/16 × 96 3/16 in.); 182.9 × 244.2 cm (72 × 96 1/8 in.)
Origin
United States