1. Home
  2. Hobbies & Games
  3. Painting
photo of Marion Boddy-Evans

Marion's Painting Blog

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide to Painting since 2002

Is it Pollock's Fingerprint or Not?

Saturday June 28, 2008
From what I've read about Jackson Pollock he seemed to enjoy an argument, so no doubt he'd have enjoyed the fighting about whether a fingerprint is or isn't one of his. The authentication of a painting as a Pollock depends on it, according to an article in Art News entitled Blue Print. (Kudos to that headline writer... it's a fingerprint on a blue can of paint.)

The twists and turns in the case would make a plot for a summer-reading novel, especially with the twist about the forging of a fingerprint using an inked rubber stamp. I suggest getting yourself a cup of coffee then sitting down for this latest intriguing chapter in the Pollock authentication series. Read article...

See Also:
What Paint Did Pollock Use?
The Basics of Rubber Stamping
Forms of Poems: The Pollock

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Painting

About.com Special Features

Scrapbook Technique Gallery

Use these ideas to inspire your own uniquely beautiful pages. More >

Price Your Collectibles

Find out how much your treasured collection is worth. More >

  1. Home
  2. Hobbies & Games
  3. Painting

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.