Description
Jackson Pollock – Blue (Moby Dick)
| Year of creation: | c. 1943 |
| Original size: | 60.5 cm x 48 cm |
| Painting style: | Abstract Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Gouache and ink on fiberboard |
| Located: | Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki |
Blue (Moby Dick) – Jackson Pollock
Blue (Moby Dick) is a painting by Jackson Pollock from the early 1940s: white, yellow, red and black shapes like sea creatures and waves float on a deep blue ground. We paint our hand-painted study of Blue (Moby Dick) to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 50 × 40 cm to 150 × 120 cm or in a custom size. Before Blue (Moby Dick) is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Blue (Moby Dick) show?
In Blue (Moby Dick) the blue fills the whole surface like a sea, and across it lie sharp white and yellow shapes, orange-red patches and fine black drawings in which fish, birds and waves can be made out. Pollock painted it with a brush, before his drip paintings, in the years when he looked for images in myth and the unconscious. Despite its dark ground, Blue (Moby Dick) is bright and full of movement and rhythm.
How is our hand-painted study of Blue (Moby Dick) made?
Our painters paint the study of Blue (Moby Dick) by hand, with brushstrokes of different thickness, separately for every order. We paint in oil or acrylic, depending on the subject and the size, so the surface of Blue (Moby Dick) has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Blue (Moby Dick) is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Blue (Moby Dick) suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Blue (Moby Dick) in 110 × 90 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 50 × 40 cm. Blue (Moby Dick) is available in 50 × 40 cm, 60 × 47 cm, 70 × 55 cm, 80 × 60 cm, 90 × 70 cm, 110 × 90 cm, 130 × 100 cm and 150 × 120 cm. A simple rule for Blue (Moby Dick): it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Blue (Moby Dick) arrive, and when?
We ship Blue (Moby Dick) rolled in a sturdy tube, stretched on 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher bars, or framed – you choose when you order. Stretching and framing of Blue (Moby Dick) are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Blue (Moby Dick) is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Blue (Moby Dick) painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Blue (Moby Dick)
Is Blue (Moby Dick) a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Blue (Moby Dick) is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Blue (Moby Dick) in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Blue (Moby Dick) in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Blue (Moby Dick).
What does Moby Dick have to do with the painting?
The title refers to Herman Melville’s novel about the white whale, a book Pollock admired. The shapes on the blue ground of Blue (Moby Dick) can be read as the sea and its creatures, but none is painted literally.
Is Blue (Moby Dick) a good gift?
Blue (Moby Dick) is a gift for a lover of Pollock, of the sea or of literature. If you are unsure which size of Blue (Moby Dick) to choose, give a gift voucher.
