Fine Art - “American Treasure” Jackson Pollock Painting is Expected

Fine Art
by
Jackson Pollock
• Drip Art 1947 ~ 36” x 54” •
Exposé
Private Art Collection
Provenance
Present Owners: Private Art Collection (2013 - present); Josephine Carrion (2004 - 2013); J. Gutierrez,
Burbank CA (Unknown - 2004); Joseph Serpe, Stamford Connecticut; Bought from “The Good Old Lower
East Side Thrift Shop”, New York, NY
Publications
“American Treasure Painting …”, Arts & Design, Press Cable, published March 6, 2015. “…the sale will
likely put the American Artist back on Top of the List of “The World’s Most Expensive Paintings…”
“Found Pollock Painting…”, By: Nancy Kane, East Hampton Press, East Hampton, New York , published
March 31, 2015. “…Two art experts, Richard David Moore and Joan E. Kellen, have endorsed the
authenticity of the painting after visiting the Pollock-Krasner House and laying the canvas on the floor,
comparing the splattered paint and the back of the canvas…”
“…Jackson Pollock Painting Could Be Worth $160M”, By: Greg Bledsoe, NBC News, San Diego,
California, published March 7, 2015. “…tests identified the painting as having a 93% chance of being
authentic…”
“Jackson Pollock Painting for Sale in San Diego”, By: Kristen Cusato, KUSI News, San Diego, California,
published March 16, 2015. “This piece was brought to Jackson Pollock's Long Island, New York studio
and placed on the floor unframed to match where it may have been created”.
“Pollock on Offer in San Diego”, By: Jeffrey Carlson, Editor, Fine Art Today, published March 19, 2015.
“The remnants of birch tree leaves and bark (consistent with the trees indigenous to the area where
Pollock lived and maintained his studio), and small embedded pieces of tobacco as points in favor of a
positive attribution.”
Scientific Analysis & References
Biological Image Analysis using WNDCHRM, Mathematical Classification for Authenticity Verification
submitted February 16, 2015 and updated March 13, 2015 - Newest Results To Include Color Analysis:
“IMAGE CLASSIFICATION: /CLASSES/POLLOCKS/ RESULT: ***CONFIRMED***”
“Computer algorithm can accurately identify Jackson Pollock paintings” (“Even other artists who
attempted to mimic his style couldn't pull it off”), By: John Timmer, Ars Technica, published February 12,
2015. “,,,previous computer analyses had suggested Pollock's style evolved over time, so Shamir went
back and found 26 paintings that were done in the first half of the 1950s. With these as the training set,
the accuracy reached 100 percent.
“Robot vs. Robot”, Nicholas St. Fleur, The Atlantic, published March 12, 2015. “…a team led by the
computer scientist Lior Shamir from Lawrence Technological University in Michigan, has found that
computers can use fractal analysis to distinguish between real Pollocks and imitations”.
“When is a Pollock not a Pollock? Computer analysis verifies authenticity of Jackson Pollock's drip
paintings”, Inderscience, published February 10, 2015. “Shamir's analysis demonstrates that although
any amateur might imagine they could copy Pollock's work, it is indeed unique and his signature style gave
rise to specific features and textures that Pollock pretenders have repeatedly failed to emulate
accurately”.
Expert Authentications
Initial Authentication
Richard David Moore Fine Art Review, San Diego California. (By: Richard David Moore).
Mr. Moore conducted an extensive forensic review of the artwork both in East Hampton, New York and in
San Diego, California. He issued his Authentication and Condition Report findings on September 17,
2013. The review period lasted several weeks.
As part of his review, Mr. Moore transported the painting to the Jackson Pollock Studio in East Hampton,
New York where the painting was created. Mr. Moore confirmed that all of the pigments that are present
on the painting were also present on the studio floor where he was able to determine where the painting
had been placed on the floor during the creation process.
He also inspected the studio grounds and confirmed that the same type of birch trees were present
about the studio grounds that he identified in the actual painting medium upon microscopic inspection of
the painting during his forensic review process. The review process included a visual inspection, side-byside comparisons to other authenticated works, microscopic canvas review, Jackson Pollock Studio and
grounds inspection and signature analysis.
Conclusion: “In my professional opinion, this 1947 Drip Art is from the studio and hand of Jackson
Pollock”. (Richard David Moore).
Secondary Authentication
Joan E. Kellen, B.A., conducted an independent secondary authentication of the painting from August 15,
2013 through August 28, 2013 in San Diego, California.
Ms. Kellen conducted an extensive forensic review of the artwork, and issued a separate Authentication/
Condition report on August 28, 2013. Ms. Kellen, as part of her review process, performed several
overlay studies and signature analysis of the artwork. Ms. Kellen, a 1977 graduate from St. Cloud
University in Minnesota where she earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in Art Administration, is the
former curator of several museums and traveling art exhibitions.
As part of Ms. Kellen’s authentication process of the artwork, she conducted a visual inspection, black
light inspection, various digital photography techniques utilizing various filter sequences, magnification,
several different lighting variance studies, various authoritative publications references, brush stroke
analysis, pigmentation comparison studies to known pieces, signature comparison analysis.
Conclusion: “…this artwork is without question an authentic original Jackson Pollock…” (Joan E. Kellen).
The Artist
1912 - 1956
Famous 20th century artist Jackson Pollock revolutionized the world
of modern art with his unique abstract painting techniques.
Deemed the “greatest painter alive” during his lifetime, Jackson
Pollock was an American painter who was a major artist abstract
expressionist art in the 20th century. Pollock was expelled from
two high schools during his formative years, the second one being
Los Angeles Manual Arts School, where he was encouraged to
pursue his interest in art. In 1930, he moved to New York to
study art, and secured a job under the WPA Federal Art Project,
a New Deal project, which allowed him to earn a living from his
painting.
As he was gaining professional and social success, Pollock fought
the addiction of alcoholism and recurring bouts of depression.
Two of his brothers suggested Jungian psychotherapy, with Dr.
Joseph Henderson, who encouraged Pollock in his artistic
endeavors as part of his therapy. Although the psychotherapy did not cure his drinking, it did expose him
to Jungian concepts, which he expressed in his paintings at the time. In 1945, Pollock moved with his wife
and American painter Lee Krasner to Springs, New York, where he would remain the rest of his life. In the
barn behind the house, which he converted to his studio, Pollock developed a new and completely novel
technique of painting using what he called his “drip” technique. Using hardened brushes, sticks, and turkey
basters, and household enamel paints, Pollock squirted, splashed, and dripped his paint onto canvas
rolled out over his studio floor. In 1956, Time magazine gave Pollock the name “Jack the Dripper,”
referencing his unique style of action painting.
Recent studies by art historians and scientists have determined that some of Pollock’s work display
properties of mathematical fractals, asserting that his works became more fractal-like throughout his
career. In his later paintings, Pollock reduced the titles of all of his paintings to numbers, in order to
reduce the viewers attempt to identify any
representational element in his paintings.
Pressured by his growing fame and demand from
art collectors, Pollock’s alcoholism worsened. In
August of 1956, while driving under the influence
of alcohol, he was involved in a single–car
accident, killing himself and one of his passengers.
Pollock’s legacy was secured by his widow, Lee
Krasner, who managed his estate after his death.
His legacy includes a number of references in
social media, including songs, poems, books, and
documentaries, and the feature film biopic Pollock,
directed by and starring Ed Harris.
Front
Detail
Detail
Birch Leaf Artifact
From Studio Grounds
Partial Fingerprint
Back Of Canvas
Back
Jackson Pollock’s Art Studio
East Hampton, New York
Style Comparison
Jackson Pollock ~ “Number 1, 1949”
(Comparably Sized Area)
Subject Art
(Comparably Sized Area)
Style Comparison
Jackson Pollock ~ “Number 1a”
(Comparably Sized Area)
Subject Art
(Comparably Sized Area)
Partial Overlay for !
Style Comparison
Subject Art
Jackson Pollock #8
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Technique Comparison
(Slightly Adjusted Colors)
Subject Art
Jackson Pollock #8
Signature Comparison
Exemplar
Signatures
Subject Art
Recent Comparable Sales
Drip Art is Valued At $87,878 per Square Inch
(Subject Piece Is 1,944 Square Inches)
No. 5, 1948
Price Realized - $140,000,000
November 2006
NO. 19, 1948
Price Realized - $58,300,300
May 2013
Fine Art
by
Jackson Pollock
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