Support WBURPollock's Legend Still Splattered On Art WorldPlay03:33Download AudioNPR StaffJanuary 28, 2012 ShareAn artist who abandoned all conventions, Pollock used the separation and marbling of the wet paint enamel to create the dripping patterns in Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist). (National Gallery of Art, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund)
