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American artist Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) at his Springs studio in East Hampton, New York State, 23rd August 1953. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images)

American artist Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) at his Springs studio in East Hampton, New York State, 23rd August 1953. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images)

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American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) sits with a black dog, possibly a curly coated retriever, in his studio at 'The Springs,' East Hampton, New York, August 23, 1953. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images)

American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) sits with a black dog, possibly a curly coated retriever, in his studio at 'The Springs,' East Hampton, New York, August 23, 1953. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images)

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23rd August 1953: Married American painters Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) and Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984) enter the barn door of their studio 'The Springs' in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

23rd August 1953:  Married American painters Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) and Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984) enter the barn door of their studio 'The Springs' in East Hampton, New York.  (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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23rd August 1953: Abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) moves one of his paintings in his studio, known as 'The Springs', in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

23rd August 1953:  Abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) moves one of his paintings in his studio, known as 'The Springs', in East Hampton, New York.  (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) (2d left) and his wife Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984) (left) and an unidentified couple stand around a dog and smoke in his studio at 'The Springs,' East Hampton, New York, August 23, 1953. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images)

American abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) (2d left) and his wife Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984) (left) and an unidentified couple stand around a dog and smoke in his studio at 'The Springs,' East Hampton, New York, August 23, 1953. (Photo by Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images)