Disputed Pollock Art Sold

An announcement two years ago of the discovery of a trove of small drip paintings thought to be the work of Jackson Pollock set off an uproar in the world of art scholarship. The man who found the paintings, Alex Matter—the son of Herbert and Mercedes Matter, close friends of Pollock—has quietly sold some of them, reports Randy Kennedy in the New York Times. Information about the sales came to light recently through the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. The foundation’s chairman, Charles Bergman, was told by a SoHo gallery owner that he had bought an unspecified number of the paintings, according to the foundation’s lawyer. Mr. Spencer added that the foundation believes other paintings may have been sold to two other collectors or dealers. (For full source and article click the Headline). Irish Art