Quote of Willem de Kooning (1948), his comment on Pollock's drip paintings, shown for the very first time at Betty Parsons Gallery, in New York in 1948; as quoted in Abstract Expressionism (1990), David Anfam, p. 130
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He [Pollock] has broken the ice.
— Quote of Willem de Kooning
What It Means
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About Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter active in the Abstract Expressionist movement.
About Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter active in the Abstract Expressionist movement.
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