Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

Jackson Pollock

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Topic

Self-discovery Self-expression Artistic expression Painting Art

Speaker

Jackson Pollock

Source

Conversations with Artists: 35 American Painters, Sculptors and Architects Discuss Their Work and One Another with Selden Rodman

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Pollock, Jackson. Interviewed by Selden Rodman. c. 1956.

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Topic
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Alberto Giacometti
Genre
Biography
Language
Unclear
Time
20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Lord, James. Giacometti: A Biography. Macmillan, 1997, ch. 44.