Jackson Pollock
Man with Hand Plow

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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

Not on view

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Department

American Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Jack Alkow;
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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