Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)

One of Pollock's most celebrated drip paintings, Lavender Mist is a shimmering web of paint applied by dripping, pouring, and flinging enamel and aluminum paint onto a large canvas laid on the floor. Despite its name (given by critic Clement Greenberg), there is almost no lavender in the painting. The result is a mesmerizing, all-over composition that revolutionized modern art and established Pollock as the leading figure of Abstract Expressionism.

Exhibition Venue

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States