No. 5, 1948

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No. 5, 1948 is a famous abstract drip painting by Jackson Pollock, emblematic of his influential action painting style and the Abstract Expressionist movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
drip painting
painting
work of art
artHistoricalSignificance key example of action painting
artist Jackson Pollock
artisticStyle action painting
drip technique
associatedWith avant-garde art
post–World War II American art
colorPalette browns
earth tones
grays
whites
yellows
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Jackson Pollock
culturalSignificance iconic work of Abstract Expressionism
depicts non-representational forms
dimensionType large-scale painting
genre abstract art
hasArtForm painting
hasArtisticMovement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism
hasArtisticSchool New York School
hasCatalogStatus well-documented work by Jackson Pollock
hasCompletionYear 1948
hasCreatorNationality American
hasLanguage none
hasProductionType unique work
inception 1948
influencedBy Surrealism
automatism
locationCreated New York
medium fiberboard
oil paint
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism
movementContext New York School
notableFor being emblematic of Jackson Pollock’s mature drip period
dense web of dripped and splattered paint
period Pollock’s drip period
subjectMatter abstraction
support fiberboard
technique drip painting
pouring
splattering
title No. 5, 1948 self-link

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Jackson Pollock notableWork No. 5, 1948
Jackson Pollock notableWork No. 5, 1948
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No. 5, 1948 title No. 5, 1948 self-link