Jackson Pollock discovered in AZ to go up for auction soon

[Steve Everist]

I read an article about this on a local news site, which raised my interest a bit. It mentioned the research into both the provenance of the painting and the forensic efforts to authenticate it. There was no mention of fingerprints used in the authentication this time though, only research into the pigments and binding media.

Here's the article from the local news:
http://www.king5.com/news/local/jackson ... /447420455

In that article there was a link to the auction house's page for the upcoming auction:
http://www.jlevines.com/pollock/

[Pat]

Maybe Boyd should contact the auction house to sell some of his Pollock memorabilia.

[josher89]

Rubber stamp, anyone?

[Steve Everist]

Just an update - the auction was postponed (or possibly canceled) at the last minute. The article mentions vetting of bidders, but there's also this quote that makes me wonder if the auction house is concerned with it actually being Pollock:

"This art world needs to accept this (as a Pollock), because it's real," said Levine.

Why would he make this statement if it were canceled solely because of issues with bidders who weren't fully vetted?

Articles:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/loc ... 412663001/
https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/new ... poned.html

[Dr. Borracho]

I buy all my Pollocks at flea markets.

https://www.fleamarketinsiders.com/mast ... a-markets/

Back in 1992, Truck driver Teri Horton wanted to cheer up a depressed friend by offering her, as a joke, a lousy painting. At a California flea market, she found a large canvas full of red, white, black and yellow paint splatters.

Her friend was however not depressed enough to accept this gift, which would have taken too much space in the mobile home she called home. When Teri Horton tried to resell the painting at another garage sale, an art teacher from the area told her that the painting could actually be a Jackson Pollock. “Jackson who?” Teri Horton had never heard of the American painter before that day.
Since then, the artwork divides the experts. The painting features a fingerprint that could belong to Pollock. But the family of the artist doubt it does. If this painting is really by Jackson Pollock, then it could be worth several million dollars, maybe even a hundred million. In the meantime, Teri Horton wants at least $50 million for her painting and refuses any offer below that amount.

But until then, she’ll have to wait until her $5 purchase has been authenticated. Its endless story even became the topic of a documentary called "Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?"