Description
Jackson Pollock – Composition with Pouring II
| Year of creation: | 1943 |
| Original size: | 56.3 cm x 63.9 cm |
| Painting style: | Abstract Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Hirshorn Museum, Washington, USA |
Composition with Pouring II – Jackson Pollock
Composition with Pouring II is a painting by Jackson Pollock from 1943: large blue, green and red shapes lie on a dark ground, crossed by poured lines of white, yellow and black. We paint our hand-painted study of Composition with Pouring II to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 50 × 60 cm to 150 × 170 cm or in a custom size. Before Composition with Pouring II is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Composition with Pouring II show?
In Composition with Pouring II rounded shapes painted with a brush twist together like bodies or waves, and over them run thin poured threads and small drops that here and there gather into dots like stars in a night sky. Here Pollock first tried pouring paint straight from the can, four years before his fully dripped paintings. Composition with Pouring II is therefore a small but important step towards his well-known style.
How is our hand-painted study of Composition with Pouring II made?
Our painters paint the study of Composition with Pouring II by hand, separately for every order: they build up Pollock’s dripped and poured lines layer by layer with thin, liquid paint, the way the original was made. That is why no two studies of Composition with Pouring II are the same line for line, and the paint stays raised on the canvas in threads and drops that a print does not have. When Composition with Pouring II is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Composition with Pouring II suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Composition with Pouring II in 90 × 100 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 50 × 60 cm. Composition with Pouring II is available in 50 × 60 cm, 56 × 64 cm, 70 × 80 cm, 80 × 90 cm, 90 × 100 cm, 110 × 130 cm, 130 × 150 cm and 150 × 170 cm. A simple rule for Composition with Pouring II: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Composition with Pouring II arrive, and when?
We ship Composition with Pouring II 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 Composition with Pouring II are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Composition with Pouring II is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Composition with Pouring II painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Composition with Pouring II
Is Composition with Pouring II a print?
No. Every line of Composition with Pouring II is dripped or poured onto the canvas by hand, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Composition with Pouring II in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Composition with Pouring II in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Composition with Pouring II.
Is Composition with Pouring II already a drip painting?
Partly. In 1943 Pollock poured and dripped paint over shapes painted with a brush; Composition with Pouring II was a first step towards the fully poured paintings of 1947.
Is Composition with Pouring II a good gift?
Composition with Pouring II is a gift for a lover of Pollock, of abstract art or of deep, dark colours. If you are unsure which size of Composition with Pouring II to choose, give a gift voucher.
