Jack Henry Pollock White Rain (Triptych), 1989

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Artist: Jack Henry Pollock (Canadian, 1922–2006) Title: White Rain (Triptych) Date: 1989 Medium: Acrylic on paper, triptych Sight Size (each panel): 17 x 11 in. (3 panels) Frame Size: 25.5 x 45.5 in. Signature: Signed and dated lower right, 1989. Verso: Original gallery label identifying the work as White Rain – Triptych with original retail price of $1,400. An original abstract triptych by acclaimed Canadian artist Jack Henry Pollock, titled White Rain. Executed in acrylic on paper in 1989, the composition consists of three expressive panels unified by bold gestural brushwork and an energetic palette of deep blues, blacks, whites, and warm earth tones. Dynamic splashes of paint and sweeping abstract forms evoke movement and atmosphere, exemplifying Pollock's mature abstract style. Artist Biography: Jack Henry Pollock (1930 - 1992 CAD) Jack Henry Pollock, author, painter, art educator and art dealer, was a fixture on the Toronto art scene for over three decades. Pollock was the flamboyant founder and owner of The Pollock Gallery in Toronto. He was widely reputed to have a skilled eye for identifying talent in young artists and was instrumental in the careers of many notable artists that he represented including David Hockney, Susan Ross, Ken Danby, Norval Morrisseau, Roy Thomas, Catherine Senitt, Charles Pachter, Robert Bateman and Willem de Kooning. Pollock was the flamboyant founder and owner of The Pollock Gallery in Toronto. He was widely reputed to have a skilled eye for identifying talent in young artists and was instrumental in the careers of many notable artists that he represented including David Hockney, Susan Ross, Ken Danby, Norval Morrisseau, Roy Thomas, Catherine Senitt, Charles Pachter, Robert Bateman and Willem de Kooning. Pollock graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1954 and subsequently studied at the prestigious Slade School of Fine Art in London, England. Afterwards, he returned to Canada and was employed as a colour consultant for a paint company. In 1966, the National Gallery of Canada acquired a print of Pollock's "Remembered Image No.82" for its permanent collection. Pollock's painting styles were abstract and expressionistic. His later works were highly colorful, simple studies of scenes from his everyday life. In 1979, with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation personality Lister Sinclair, Pollock had written and published one of Canada's most notable art books: The Art of Norval Morrisseau. In April 1984, Pollock was exhausted, depressed and attempting to break free of his addiction to cocaine so he fled to a residence he partially owned with friends located in Gordes, southeastern France. Pollock's choice to refocus on his art led to successful exhibitions. He held exhibitions in Gordes, Marseille and Vichy. During this time, Pollock was corresponding with a Toronto-based psychiatrist. These letters would later become the basis for an autobiographical book. In 1988, Pollock returned to Toronto permanently af

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