Jackson Pollock,  Convergence, 1952 

“A shock trooper of modern painting… The heavyweight of Abstract Expressionism”
     Time Magazine

Although Pollock created some of the most highly valued works of art in the 20th-century, he lived most of his life in poverty. And despite his fame, toward the end of his life Pollock was bitter that his critical success had never translated into wealth, or even financial stability.

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