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“Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.”
Jackson Pollock
Number 28, 1949
signed and dated ‘Jackson Pollock 49’ (lower left)
enamel on canvas mounted on Masonite
12 7/8 x 13 in. (32.5 x 33 cm.)
Painted in 1949.
Price realised
USD 6,705,000
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“It’s instinctive in a certain kind of painting…It’s like a nervous system. It’s not described, it’s happening. The feeling is going on with the task. The line is the feeling, from a soft thing, a dreamy thing, to something hard, something arid, something lonely, something ending, something beginning.” — Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Untitled
signed and dated ‘Cy Twombly 1970’ (on the reverse)
oil based house paint and wax crayon on canvas
61 ¼ x 74 ¾ in. (155.5 x 190 cm.)
Executed in 1970.
Price realised
USD 69,605,000
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“In stating that Abstract Art died of acute boredom, I meant boredom on the part of both public and artist. The public got bored because these things meant nothing to them, and they only went to see them in the first instance because they made them laugh. After a bit they became a stale joke. The artists’ boredom was of a more complicated order. I will endeavor to explain it.”
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“Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.” — Jackson Pollock
Number 19, 1948
1948
oil and enamel on paper mounted on canvas
30 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.
Price realised
USD 58,363,750
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“The modern artist is working with space and time and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.”
— Jackson Pollock
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“Greater in battle than the man who would conquer a thousand-thousand men, is he who would conquer just one — himself. Better to conquer yourself than others. When you’ve trained yourself, living in constant self-control, neither a deva nor gandhabba, nor a Mara banded with Brahmas, could turn that triumph back into defeat.” — Buddha/ Dhammapada
Mara (มาร) represents death, rebirth, and desire in Buddhist cosmology. The personification of the Enlightenment’s antagonist forces.
Mara Series: Mrtyu 0004
2021
Size: 5400 x 7200 pixels (18 x 24 in.)
RGB, JPEG
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
Edition 1/6
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“Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
Authentic: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2023
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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” — Judy Garland
Do Not Destroy NFT Store:
Word Series: What It Means To Be Authentic Poster (Black)
Addition Details
Size: 5400 x 7200 pixels (18 x 24 inch)
Kind: JPEG image
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
Both physical and NFT items are now available in our store.
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Was modern art a weapon of the CIA?
There are conspiracy theories suggesting the CIA supported abstract expressionism during the Cold War to showcase artistic freedom in contrast to Soviet realism. While there’s some historical connection, the idea that modern art was a “weapon” is debated among scholars, and evidence supporting a deliberate strategy is limited.
By ChatGPT
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“The more influential the original, the more copies it has.” — Tamerlan Kuzgov
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“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.”— Roy T. Bennett
NFT Abstract Art 0001 Series: The Origin of Self-belief.
2015-2020
Size: 5400 x 7200 pixels (18 x 24 in.)
RGB, JPEG
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
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“What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.” — Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973)
Femme à la montre
1932
oil on canvas
51 ⅛ by 38 ⅛ in.
Sold: $139.4 million
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“I have my pace and way of living, and I’m not looking for something.” — Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly
Untitled
1970
oil based house paint and wax crayon on canvas
61 ¼ x 74 ¾ in.
Price realised
USD 69,605,000
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“I have found that in accepting and immersing myself in subject matter I paint with more intensity and that the ‘hows’ of painting are more inevitably determined by the ‘whats’.” — David Park
David Park (1911-1960)
Two Heads
1959
oil on canvas
24 x 26 in.
Price realised
USD 1,022,500