Entertainment · Books & Arts · 1 hr ago
Met exhibition puts Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock’s work side by side
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showing work by Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock side by side in an exhibition called “Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous.”
The artists met in New York in 1942 and married in 1945, during the rise of Abstract Expressionism, an art movement known for bold, abstract painting.
The exhibition aims to give Krasner’s work equal importance to Pollock’s, whose fame long overshadowed hers.
It sets their paintings against each other, showing how their approaches and work intersected.
The review says Pollock still comes across as the bigger trailblazer, while Krasner is presented mainly as his supporter, despite her own experimentation.
Their unequal recognition also shows in auction prices: Krasner’s record is $11.7 million, while a Pollock sold for $181.2 million this year.
The exhibition argues that both artists’ careers were closely connected, though their influence and market values remain very different.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showing Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock’s work side by side in an exhibition titled Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous.
The exhibition aims to give Krasner’s work a prominence comparable to Pollock’s.
The artists’ work is presented in dialogue, with signature Pollocks alongside Krasner’s changing styles.
A review argues that Pollock still appears to be the more influential artist, while Krasner is presented as his foremost champion.
Krasner supported Pollock’s work and helped secure his legacy, while continuing to develop her own painting.
- Who
- Artists Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.
- What
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art is exhibiting their work together in Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous.
- When
- The review was published on 9 November 2026. Exhibition dates are not stated.
- Where
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- Why
- The exhibition aims to give Krasner’s work prominence comparable to Pollock’s and reconsider her contribution.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Krasner and Pollock met in New York.
Krasner and Pollock married.
Pollock died; the review says his alcoholism drove him to his death.
Krasner’s auction record was set at $11.7 million for The Eye is the First Circle.
The Art Newspaper published its review of the Met exhibition.
- Venue
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Exhibition
- Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous
- Krasner’s lifespan
- 1908–84
- Pollock’s lifespan
- 1912–56
- Marriage
- 1945
- Krasner auction record
- $11.7 million for The Eye is the First Circle (1960), set in 2019
What people are saying
I don’t think we would have a Jackson Pollock if it weren’t for what Krasner did to support his work.