Who is Jackson Pollock?
Essay 1: Who the #$%& is Jackson Pollock
I would advise the company to purchase the painting. There is just too much evidence supporting the artwork as an original Pollock. This evidence includes, but is not limited to: a fingerprint on the artwork that matches up to other fingerprints found on things that can be traced to Pollock; and when compared side by side to an original Pollock, No. 5, 1948, the artwork looks very similar. In addition, the artwork has been investigated and evaluated by Peter Biro, a Forensic Scientist and an Art Authenticator. If this company buys the artwork they will potentially be able to nearly triple their investment. The fingerprint found on the artwork has been matched up to two different fingerprints found. One of the matching fingerprints was found in a Pollock Art Studio and the other on an original Pollock which had provenance tracing the artwork to Pollock. It is recorded that Pollock painted in private and that not many had access to the Pollock Art Studio. Therefor it is highly likely that the matching fingerprint found in the Pollock Art Studio is Pollock’s fingerprint. These fingerprints were matched by a world renowned Forensic Scientist and Art Authenticator, Peter Biro. In addition, Mr. Biro compared the artwork, side by side, to No. 5, 1948, an original Pollock. When compared these painting appear very similar. It is said that the buyer of No. 5, 1948 bought a previous edition thereof, complained of its condition, and received a replacement. This first edition has never surfaced so it is highly likely that the artwork is the first edition. If so it could be worth in the neighborhood of $140,000, the price that the No. 5, 1948 was previously sold for. It is important to understand all evidence, whether negative or positive, and as such I would inform the company that Thomas Hoving, a past curator at the Museum of Art, New York, has also investigated the artwork. His opinion is that the artwork is
I would advise the company to purchase the painting. There is just too much evidence supporting the artwork as an original Pollock. This evidence includes, but is not limited to: a fingerprint on the artwork that matches up to other fingerprints found on things that can be traced to Pollock; and when compared side by side to an original Pollock, No. 5, 1948, the artwork looks very similar. In addition, the artwork has been investigated and evaluated by Peter Biro, a Forensic Scientist and an Art Authenticator. If this company buys the artwork they will potentially be able to nearly triple their investment. The fingerprint found on the artwork has been matched up to two different fingerprints found. One of the matching fingerprints was found in a Pollock Art Studio and the other on an original Pollock which had provenance tracing the artwork to Pollock. It is recorded that Pollock painted in private and that not many had access to the Pollock Art Studio. Therefor it is highly likely that the matching fingerprint found in the Pollock Art Studio is Pollock’s fingerprint. These fingerprints were matched by a world renowned Forensic Scientist and Art Authenticator, Peter Biro. In addition, Mr. Biro compared the artwork, side by side, to No. 5, 1948, an original Pollock. When compared these painting appear very similar. It is said that the buyer of No. 5, 1948 bought a previous edition thereof, complained of its condition, and received a replacement. This first edition has never surfaced so it is highly likely that the artwork is the first edition. If so it could be worth in the neighborhood of $140,000, the price that the No. 5, 1948 was previously sold for. It is important to understand all evidence, whether negative or positive, and as such I would inform the company that Thomas Hoving, a past curator at the Museum of Art, New York, has also investigated the artwork. His opinion is that the artwork is