{"product_id":"number-4-jackson-pollock","title":"Number 4 - Jackson Pollock","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1951 action painting by Jackson Pollock, featuring a dense, rhythmic web of black, white, and ochre paint applied directly to the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumber 4, created in 1951, represents the mature phase of Jackson Pollock's career. During this period, the artist moved away from traditional easel painting, opting instead to place his canvas on the floor. This technique allowed him to engage with the entire surface of the work from all sides. He applied paint using sticks, hardened brushes, and syringes, creating a complex web of lines and drips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition lacks a traditional centre or focal point. Instead, the eye moves across the surface, following the rhythm of the paint trails. Pollock utilised a palette of black, white, grey, and ochre, with occasional touches of red. The application of aluminium paint adds a metallic quality, reflecting light in ways that differ from standard oil pigments. This work demonstrates the artist's interest in the physical act of painting, where the movement of the body becomes part of the final image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePollock's approach to the canvas rejects representational imagery. The resulting surface is dense, with layers of paint building up to create a sense of physical texture. By removing the distinction between figure and ground, he created an all-over composition that occupies the viewer's field of vision. This piece is characteristic of his work from the early 1950s, where he balanced controlled gestures with the unpredictable nature of fluid paint. The work remains a primary example of the shift toward abstraction in mid-twentieth-century American art, focusing on the material properties of the medium and the spontaneity of the creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-orange-tan-and-purple-mark-rothko\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eRed, Orange, Tan and Purple - Mark Rothko — Mark Rothko\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/untitled-abstract-composition-ink-on-paper-wassily-kandinsky\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eUntitled (Abstract Composition, Ink on Paper) - Wassily Kandinsky — Wassily Kandinsky\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jackson Pollock","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58829181485391,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58829193052495,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58829193085263,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Number-4_Poster_CompositorV1_1789896082904.jpg?v=1789896617","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/products\/number-4-jackson-pollock","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}