Description
Jackson Pollock – Stenographic Figure
| Year of creation: | 1942 |
| Original size: | 115 cm x 100 cm |
| Painting style: | Abstract Expressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Museum of Modern Art New York |
Stenographic Figure – Jackson Pollock
Stenographic Figure is a painting by Jackson Pollock from 1942: a reclining figure stretches across a light blue ground, its body in red, yellow, white and black covered with scribbled signs, letters and numbers. We paint our hand-painted study of Stenographic Figure to order on canvas, in oil or acrylic, in 8 sizes from 70 × 60 cm to 170 × 150 cm or in a custom size. Before Stenographic Figure is dispatched, we send you a photo of the finished painting.
What does Stenographic Figure show?
In Stenographic Figure a large, bent body lies across almost the full width of the canvas; arms, head and legs are built from strong areas of colour, and over them run thin yellow, white and black strokes that look like writing. Pollock painted it with a brush, in the years when he was learning from Picasso and the Surrealists. Stenographic Figure was among the works with which Pollock joined Peggy Guggenheim’s gallery in 1943.
How is our hand-painted study of Stenographic Figure made?
Our painters paint the study of Stenographic Figure 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 Stenographic Figure has a real paint texture that a print does not have. When Stenographic Figure is finished, we photograph it and send you the photo for approval.
Which size of Stenographic Figure suits your room?
For the wall above a sofa or a sideboard choose Stenographic Figure in 115 × 100 cm, and for a bedroom, hallway or work corner 70 × 60 cm. Stenographic Figure is available in 70 × 60 cm, 80 × 70 cm, 90 × 80 cm, 100 × 90 cm, 115 × 100 cm, 130 × 110 cm, 150 × 120 cm and 170 × 150 cm. A simple rule for Stenographic Figure: it should be about two thirds as wide as the furniture below it, with its centre about 150 cm from the floor.
How does Stenographic Figure arrive, and when?
We ship Stenographic Figure 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 Stenographic Figure are done in our workshop in Slovenia. When a size of Stenographic Figure is in stock, it reaches you within 6 working days; a study of Stenographic Figure painted to order reaches you in 15 to 45 days.
Frequently asked questions about Stenographic Figure
Is Stenographic Figure a print?
No. Every brushstroke of Stenographic Figure is painted by hand on canvas, so the paint visibly stands up from the surface.
Can I order Stenographic Figure in a size that is not listed?
Yes. We also paint Stenographic Figure in a custom size; enter the width and height you want when you order Stenographic Figure.
What does stenographic mean in the title?
Stenography is shorthand, a quick way of writing in abbreviations. The fast, scribbled signs, letters and numbers over the figure in Stenographic Figure look like notes taken in shorthand.
Is Stenographic Figure a good gift?
Stenographic Figure is a gift for a lover of Pollock, of modernism or of lively, bold colours. If you are unsure which size of Stenographic Figure to choose, give a gift voucher.
