No. 5, 1948
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| - | '''''No. 5, 1948''''' is an [[abstract art|abstract]] [[painting]] by [[Jackson Pollock]] ([[1912]] – [[1956]]), an [[American painter]] known for his contributions to the [[abstract expressionist]] movement. The painting was done on a 8 x 4 feet sheet of [[fiberboard]], with thick amounts of brown and yellow paint [[drizzle]]d on top of it, forming a nest-like appearance. It was originally owned by [[Samuel Irving Newhouse]] and displayed at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] before being sold to [[David Geffen]] and then allegedly to [[David Martinez]] in [[2006]]. | + | '''''No. 5, 1948''''' is a [[1948]] [[abstract art|abstract]] [[painting]] by [[Jackson Pollock]] ([[1912]] – [[1956]]), an [[American painter]] known for his contributions to the [[abstract expressionist]] movement. The painting was done on a 8 x 4 feet sheet of [[fiberboard]], with thick amounts of brown and yellow paint [[drizzle]]d on top of it, forming a nest-like appearance. It was originally owned by [[Samuel Irving Newhouse]] and displayed at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] before being sold to [[David Geffen]] and then allegedly to [[David Martinez]] in [[2006]]. |
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No. 5, 1948 is a 1948 abstract painting by Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956), an American painter known for his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement. The painting was done on a 8 x 4 feet sheet of fiberboard, with thick amounts of brown and yellow paint drizzled on top of it, forming a nest-like appearance. It was originally owned by Samuel Irving Newhouse and displayed at the Museum of Modern Art before being sold to David Geffen and then allegedly to David Martinez in 2006.
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