Jackson Pollock's 1947 painting Full Fathom Five at MoMA

Jackson Pollock created Full Fathom Five in 1947, an oil painting on canvas measuring 50-7/8 by 30-1/8 inches. The work incorporates unconventional materials including nails, tacks, buttons, a key, coins, cigarettes, and matches. The Museum of Modern Art in New York holds the painting, which was donated by collector Peggy Guggenheim. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation and Artists Rights Society (ARS) in New York hold the copyright, with digital images licensed through SCALA and Art Resource. This information was published on artcritical.com on August 16, 2010, though the original source material dates to April 23, 2009. The painting represents a significant example of Pollock's early drip technique and experimental approach to materials during his Abstract Expressionist period.