1949 Jackson Pollock Signed Oil Painting

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1949 Jackson Pollack signed oil painting Description Offered for bidding is this interesting and haunting painting that is signed "J POLLOCK" "1949"As far as art goes, my wife and I have shared an interest in art since we met more than 35 years ago. Our stories about our adventures in the art world are many and true! From times spent with the Mexican Master, Rufino Tamayo and his gracious wife, Olga, to the conversations with Charo discussing the Cugat painting we have of President Richard Nixon that was once owned by Nixon, we have many experiences that made that time in our lives very interesting, indeed! Serendipity has always brought adventure in our lives. This probably stems from the drive to be connected to some things that were mere dreams materialized. Sadly, we always awoke to realize we were, most times, playing in a game that was out of our league.... Even Bernard Lewin, whom we knew well enough, was one to say, "Buy what you like"! We couldn't do that because money was always an issue. We bought what we could afford and invested in what seemed like good deals within our interests and pocket book. Brief interludes with the idea of opening a gallery turned sour when the gas crisis hit in 1974 and the economy went into the ditch. That's when our little shop, "Tumbleweed Gultch" located in the "Pepper Tree Fair" went under. Then again, later, a much more deliberate attempt to do something cool in Fullerton, CA, at the famous "Villa Del Sol" was shattered by the downturn of the economy in the early eighties. It was after that when we gave up the idea of being art dealers.Memories are what we have now. Many of them! Also the art. At least most of it.We had been the first ones allowed into the Jon Gnagy studio in Idlewild, CA after his death and were given a once in lifetime chance to experience art in it's finest state. The studio of the "artist"! Untouched since his passing! Not by anyone, except us! His widow, Mary Jo was so kind and genuine! Polly, his daughter was wonderful and warm! The memories are priceless! Then the time we spent with Philip Curtis of Scottsdale, AZ whom was well acquainted with us for the decade before his death. Morris Simon of the Upstairs Gallery in Long Beach CA, was another art personality that we knew since the very early 1970's, , I still remember him becoming very agitated with me when I tried to sneak a free signature from Leroy Neiman. I brought some unsigned serigraphs to a showing of his work at the Upstairs and still remember Morris seeing me with them in hand....Coming toward me I knew he was about to tell me that he wouldn't allow Leroy to sign them for me when he suddenly turned and went into a back room and came out with a stack of unsigned prints that he, himself, had stashed away. Given that he'd never have thought of the idea himself, he stepped away and Mr. Neiman signed our stuff! We went to many shows at the upstairs and met many famous artist over the years. Last time I saw Simon he had opened a gallery in Palm Springs, CA, across from the Adagio Gallery on Palm Canyon Drive. A Google search turned up nothing about Mr. Simon or the history of the Upstairs Gallery.? Odd, I think. Did it really happen?I can continue, but will at another time. For now I want to tell the story about how we got our Jackson Pollock Painting.Beginning at the start, we knew a coin dealer in Anaheim, California since I was a youngster in the late 1960's. His name was Sam Jowdy and his coin shop was called "Village Coins and Stamps". He and his assistant/partner, Pat, were located on Brookhurst St. at Ball Rd. a few blocks from w I went to school. At the time, coin collecting had become a continuing adventure that my wife and I enjoyed and Sam's shop was a regular stop. We would go and hang out checking out at his stuff and t was always a warm welcome to be around so long as things weren't busy. We had been hunting treasure, ourselves and spent a lot of time hitting swap meets and thrift shops looking for bargains and things to sell and swap... read more

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