Description
Jackson Pollock – One: Number 31
| Year of Creation: | 1950 |
| Original size: | 530.8 cm x 269.5 cm |
| Paint style: | Abstract Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | New York Museum of Modern Art |
One: Number 31 – Jackson Pollock
One: Number 31 is a painting by Jackson Pollock from 1950: on raw, beige canvas, poured lines of black, white, brown and grey weave together in a dense, even rhythm. We paint our hand-painted study of One: Number 31 to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 130 × 70 cm to 530 × 269 cm or in a custom size. Before One: Number 31 is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does One: Number 31 show?
In One: Number 31 the lines run across the whole wide format with no centre and no edge to stop the eye; between the dark and light threads the warm tone of the unpainted canvas breathes. The original measures about 2.7 × 5.3 metres and was made on the floor of Pollock’s barn in Springs, as he walked around the canvas and poured paint from every side. One: Number 31 comes from the year when Pollock had fully mastered this way of working.
How is our hand-painted study of One: Number 31 made?
Our painters paint the study of One: Number 31 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 One: Number 31 are the same line for line, and the paint stays raised on the canvas in threads and drops that a print does not have. The photograph shows how our study of One: Number 31 looks framed on a wall above a dining table. When One: Number 31 is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of One: Number 31 suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose One: Number 31 in 150 × 80 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 130 × 70 cm. One: Number 31 is available in 130 × 70 cm, 150 × 80 cm, 170 × 90 cm, 200 × 100 cm, 250 × 130 cm, 300 × 150 cm, 400 × 200 cm and 530 × 269 cm. A simple rule for One: Number 31: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does One: Number 31 arrive, and when?
We ship One: Number 31 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 One: Number 31 are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of One: Number 31 is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of One: Number 31 painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about One: Number 31
Is One: Number 31 a print?
No. Every line of One: Number 31 is dripped or poured onto the canvas by hand, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order One: Number 31 in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint One: Number 31 in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order One: Number 31.
How big is the original?
The original One: Number 31 measures about 2.7 × 5.3 metres. We paint the study in sizes that suit your wall, or to measure.
Is One: Number 31 a good gift?
One: Number 31 is a gift for a lover of Pollock, of calm earth tones or of large, open walls. If you are unsure which size of One: Number 31 to choose, give a gift voucher.
