Artist
Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956)American, 1912–1956
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Man with Hand Plow
Datec. 1938
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions21 5/8 × 27 1/4 in. (54.9 × 69.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs
Object number97.306
Non exposé
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gladstone, Boston;
(Sale, Christie’s, New York, 1984);
Private Collection, New York;
(Sale, Christie’s, New York, 1988);
Private Collection, Japan;
(Sale, Jason McCoy Gallery, 1997);
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs, 1997, 97. 306.
Exhibition History“Contemporary Art,” Christie’s, New York, November 1, 1984.
“Contemporary Art, Part II,” Christie’s, New York, November 10, 1988.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Labels, verso of frame: "Christies / REF.# BT833 / Line # 1 Dept. Cap." "MYERS #6714 / NOV. 10, 1988 / LOT 117." "Christies / Ref # EC278 / Line # 1 Dept. CAP." In white chalk, verso of frame: "LOT # 1 11/1/84."
The painting is signed in black paint in the lower right of the canvas: "Jackson Pollock."
Catalogue raisonnéO’Connor, Francis Valentine and Eugene Victor Thaw. Jackson Pollock: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Drawings, and Other Works: Supplement New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1995, suppl. 1, no. 1, p. 3, illus. p. 3.
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Rackstraw Downes
1991
Oil on canvas
92.469
