Jackson Pollock : Les premières années, 1934-1947

Exhibition at the Musée Picasso, Paris, 15 October 2024 - 19 January 2025

From his first figurative works in 1938, influenced by Mexican muralists, to his first drippings in 1947, the American painter Jackson Pollock (1912-1986) navigated between figurative references and abstract formal research. Little exhibited for its own sake, this body of work nevertheless bears witness to the various sources that nourished the young artist's research, from the influence of Amerindian arts to that of the European avant-gardes, among which Pablo Picasso figures prominently.

This exhibition catalogue gives a detailed account of these years, which were the laboratory for Pollock's work, setting it in its artistic and intellectual context. The book makes occasional references to key figures in Pollock's artistic career (Charles Pollock, William Baziotes, Lee Krasner, André Masson, Pablo Picasso, Janet Sobel, etc.), and seeks to highlight the intensity and singularity of his work in its various dimensions (painting and working with materials, printmaking, sculpture).