"[Jackson] Pollock would often begin with some sort of figurative device to which he would then respond—and eventually bury under layers of paint," says Sue Taylor, an art historian at Portland State ...

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a ...

Can a machine be trained to paint like Jackson Pollock? More specifically, can 3D printing harness Pollock's distinctive techniques to quickly and accurately print complex shapes? "I wanted to know, ...

One of Jackson Pollock's most famous 'action' paintings features a striking turquoise hue that, for 77 years, has remained a mystery. Now, a team led by chemist Alexander Heyer from Stanford ...

Jackson Pollock was never one for the easel. Instead, at his studio in East Hampton, New York, the artist tacked canvases on the wooden floor, onto which he dripped and splattered household paint to ...

One of American artist Jackson Pollock’s signature “drip” paintings is poised to rank among Pollock’s most expensive works, after it returns to auction next month for the first time in decades. A ...

Jackson Pollock and John Cage are legends in American history. In the centennial year of both artists’ births, two exhibitions now on view in New York celebrate their work and underline the fact that ...

A modestly sized Jackson Pollock painting with an extraordinary presale estimate will be the top lot of Christie’s 20th-century art evening sale on May 12 in New York. Number 31 (1949), a colorful ...

Police investigating an international art smuggling scheme discovered a previously unknown work by famed abstract painter Jackson Pollock in Bulgaria, officials said. Experts estimated the painting — ...