Kasmin now exclusively represents the estate of pioneering Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock through the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Pollock’s late wife, the painter Lee Krasner, has been represented by the gallery since 2016. According to Kasmin, this move will bring Pollock’s and Krasner’s works under the stewardship of a single gallery for the first time in half a century.
“To unite Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock under the same gallery roof once again, and to be able to further strengthen the mission of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, is truly an honor,” said Eric Gleason, head of sales at Kasmin.
This October, Kasmin will highlight a critical period in Pollock’s career by showcasing a selection of his early drawings, made between 1939 and 1943, at Frieze Masters in London. These works on paper, characterized by rapid markmaking in multicolored pencil and crayon, are a key precedent for Pollock’s signature “drip” painting technique.
Additionally, the Musée National Picasso in Paris is set to open “Jackson Pollock: The Early Years, 1934–1947” on October 15th. This major exhibition—Pollock’s first in France since 2008—will present more than 100 works that focus on his early influences. Key works will be on loan from institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
“The forthcoming presentations of Pollock’s work offer a profound window into the artist’s early psyche as he processed the unconscious imagery that would go on to drive one of the greatest creative breakthroughs of the 20th century,” said Nick Olney, president of Kasmin.
Meanwhile, Kasmin has spent the last eight years establishing Krasner’s legacy and market position, mounting four solo exhibitions since she joined the gallery roster. While the gallery has showcased her well-known gestural abstract paintings from the 1950s and ’60s, it also highlighted her earlier geometric abstractions in a solo show that opened in February 2024. The gallery played a key role in supporting a major Krasner retrospective in Europe, “Living Colour,” which first opened at the Barbican in May 2019.
“The significance of Jackson Pollock’s contributions to the art historical canon cannot be overstated, and we look forward to Kasmin’s support in continuing to share his legacy with the world—in concert with our collective championing of the work and legacy of Lee Krasner,” said Ronald D. Spencer, chairman and CEO of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
