While restoring Jackson Pollock’s painting "Alchemy," the conservation team uncovered new details about the artist’s practice and materials. Chief Conservator Carol Stringari shares the story.
Jackson Pollock, "Alchemy," 1947. Oil, aluminum, alkyd enamel paint with sand, pebbles, fibers, and wood on commercially printed fabric, 45 1/8 x 87 1/8 inches (114.6 x 221.3 cm). The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice 76.2553.150 © 2017 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
