Jackson Pollock (Betty Parsons Gallery, 15 East 57th St. Nov. 26 to Dec. 15 1951 OPENING 4 to 7)
New York: Betty Parsons Gallery, 1951. Small edition. Paperback. Poster, full size is 22" x 16 7/8", folded size is 7 3/8" x 8.5" VG, some yellowing and age-toning to paper. Proper conservation may eliminate most of this. Sharp corners, no wear, evident crease lines from folds and two pinholes at the fold corners, one fold is barely beginning to split at the left lower base, one tiny tear along left edge. Item #188662
An appx. 22" x 17" poster for the extremely underwhelming show Pollock had at Betty Parsons Gallery in late 1951. Printed serigraph on both sides in black ink, on cream wove stock paper, with original fold lines. On verso an abstract composition by Pollock filling the full sheet, with serigraphed signature at lower left. Pollock himself designed and executed the poster (O'Connor and Thaw 1090 [P26]). OCLC locates one copy at SFMOMA.
OCLC: 922653826
Price: $4,500.00