Color mystery in famous 1948 Jackson Pollock painting solved by scientists
Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a vibrant, synthetic pigment known as manganese blue. “Number 1A, 1948,” showcases Pollock’s classic style: paint has been dripped and splattered across the canvas,…