1912–1956

Jackson Pollock

Central figure of Abstract Expressionism whose 'drip' paintings made the act of painting itself the subject and helped move the center of the art world to New York.

News: Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock — a marriage that sustained and constrained (Financial Times, October 13, 2026). The Met’s new exhibition about the gifted couple offers a deeply humane account of a relationship in which personality was virtually indistinguishable from art

News: Let’s Talk About Lee Krasner (and Jackson Pollock) (Artnet, October 8, 2026). Art historian Mary Gabriel joins Ben Davis to discuss the titans of Abstract Expressionism. The post Let’s Talk About Lee Krasner (and Jackson Pollock) appeared first on Artnet News .