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ARTWORK STUDY

One: Number 31, 1950

1950

Jackson Pollock

Material / technique
Oil and enamel paint on canvas
Attribution / role
Collection / source
The Museum of Modern Art

Artwork notes

Artist-wide context

He worked around canvas on the floor, building lines by pouring and dripping paint.

Materials, marks and colour

Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.

Media and surface

Fluid paint can be poured, dripped and drawn across an un-stretched canvas.

Marks and structure

Layers of lines spread attention across the surface instead of one central figure.

Palette and light

Contrasting paint densities and colours build depth without conventional perspective.

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