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No. 5, 1948

Abstract and Modernist Paintings

No. 5, 1948 is a 1948 painting by the American artist Jackson Pollock, known for his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement. It was sold on May 22, 2006 for 140 million dollars, a new record price for a painting at the time, not surpassed until April 2011.

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Year Created
1948 2
Medium
Oil on fiberboard 1
Location
Private collection, New York 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil Painting 2
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1. No. 5, 1948 - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Type
    Oil on fiberboard
  • Article text
    Ossorio: January 1949 - Unknown Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr.: Unknown David Geffen: Unknown - November 2006 Efthimios Hatzis According to a report in The New York Times on November 2, 2006, the painting was sold by David Geffen, founder of Geffen Records and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG, to David Martinez, managing partner of Fintech Advisory Ltd, in a private sale for a record inflation-adjusted price of $140 million.
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    No. 5, 1948.jpg
  • In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
    No. 5, 1948 is a 1948 painting by Jackson Pollock, an American painter known for his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement. It was sold on 22 May 2006 for $140 million, a new mark for highest ever price for a painti
  • Created By: Jackson Pollock, lead paragraph
    No. 5, 1948 is a 1948 painting by Jackson Pollock, an American painter known for his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement. It was sold on 22 May 2006 for $140 million, a new mark for highest ever price for a painti
  • In Group: Abstract Expressionist Canvases, Lead
    No. 5, 1948 is a 1948 painting by Jackson Pollock, an American painter known for his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement.
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2. Wikidata: No. 5, 1948
  • Wikidata Q1769529, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q1769529, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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