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What colors did Jackson Pollock use in Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)?
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Jackson Pollock
American artist Jackson Pollock dribbling sand on a painting while working in his studio in East Hampton, New York.
Despite the title Lavender Mist, Jackson Pollock did not actually use lavender paint in his 1950 masterpiece, Number 1, 1950. The title was suggested by his friend and art critic Clement Greenberg to evoke the painting's atmospheric quality rather than its literal color palette.1
The work is composed primarily of the following colors:
* White
* Blue
* Yellow
* Gray
* Umber
* Rosy pink
* Black1
Pollock created this piece using his signature drip and splash method, applying these colors in a complex web of long strokes, sharp drips, spattered lines, and thick blotches of enamel paint.1