Description
Jackson Pollock – Number 1, 1949
| Year of creation: | 1949 |
| Original size: | 256 cm x 160 cm |
| Painting style: | Abstract Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art, USA |
Number 1, 1949 – Jackson Pollock
Number 1, 1949 is a painting by Jackson Pollock from 1949: the wide canvas is covered from edge to edge with poured lines in black, white, grey, yellow and red on a light ground. We paint our hand-painted study of Number 1, 1949 to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 100 × 60 cm to 256 × 160 cm or in a custom size. Before Number 1, 1949 is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Number 1, 1949 show?
In Number 1, 1949 the layers of lines overlap so densely that they form an even, shimmering surface with no centre and no direction; between the dark threads white and yellow drops shine, here and there red ones. Pollock painted it in the years when he had fully mastered dripping and pouring paint. The number in the title says nothing about the content: Pollock gave his works numbers so that Number 1, 1949 would be seen without a story in mind.
How is our hand-painted study of Number 1, 1949 made?
Our painters paint the study of Number 1, 1949 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 Number 1, 1949 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 Number 1, 1949 is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Number 1, 1949 suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Number 1, 1949 in 120 × 75 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 100 × 60 cm. Number 1, 1949 is available in 100 × 60 cm, 120 × 75 cm, 140 × 90 cm, 160 × 100 cm, 180 × 110 cm, 200 × 130 cm, 230 × 145 cm and 256 × 160 cm. A simple rule for Number 1, 1949: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Number 1, 1949 arrive, and when?
We ship Number 1, 1949 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 Number 1, 1949 are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Number 1, 1949 is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Number 1, 1949 painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Number 1, 1949
Is Number 1, 1949 a print?
No. Every line of Number 1, 1949 is dripped or poured onto the canvas by hand, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Number 1, 1949 in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Number 1, 1949 in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Number 1, 1949.
Where can I see the original?
The original Number 1, 1949 is in the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles.
Is Number 1, 1949 a good gift?
Number 1, 1949 is a gift for a lover of Pollock, of abstract art or of large, lively walls. If you are unsure which size of Number 1, 1949 to choose, give a gift voucher.
