Lavender Mist (Number 1, 1950)

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Lavender Mist (Number 1, 1950) is a large-scale abstract drip painting by Jackson Pollock, celebrated as a quintessential example of his revolutionary action painting style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
action painting
drip painting
painting
alsoKnownAs Lavender Mist
Number 1, 1950
artHistoricalSignificance iconic work of Jackson Pollock's mature drip period
quintessential example of Abstract Expressionism
artist Jackson Pollock
artisticStyle action painting
drip technique
collection National Gallery of Art
surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
colorDominance black
gray
lavender tones
white
compositionType all-over painting
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creationPlace New York
surface form: New York State
creator Jackson Pollock
dimensionUnit centimetre
genre non-representational art
hasNoConventionalFocalPoint true
height 221 cm
inception 1950
location Washington, D.C.
medium aluminum paint
enamel paint
oil paint
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism
movementContext New York School
museum National Gallery of Art
notableFor all-over drip composition
embodiment of Pollock's action painting style
large scale
period Pollock's drip period
subjectMatter non-figurative
support canvas
surfaceOrientation horizontal
technique all-over composition
drip painting
pouring
splattering
title Lavender Mist (Number 1, 1950) self-link
width 299.7 cm
yearCompleted 1950

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Jackson Pollock notableWork Lavender Mist (Number 1, 1950)
Lavender Mist (Number 1, 1950) title Lavender Mist (Number 1, 1950) self-link