Jackson Pollock’s Number 19, 1948 is one of the artist’s great drip paintings. Watch for a closer look at Pollock, his groundbreaking painting technique, and the work itself -- a highlight of our May 15 Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale in New York. For more information: http://bit.ly/15UOeM4 | Christie's

The painting technique of Jackson Pollock. To try Pollock’s technique I decided as a base to use metal foil and acrylic primer. The celebrated painter Jackson Pollock created his most iconic works not with a brush, but by pouring paint onto the canvas from above, weaving sinuous filaments of color into abstract masterpieces. Pollock’s technique typically involved pouring paint straight from a can or along a stick onto a canvas lying horizontally on the floor. Pollock largely avoided droplets, in