A turbulent
yet transformative year, 1951 would prove to be «Pollock's most important and productive year
as a
draughtsman,» in which his drawings reached an unprecedented level of virtuosity and sophistication (E.V. Thaw, «1950 Introductory Text,» in F.V. O'Connor and E.V. Thaw, ed., Jackson Pollock: A Catalogue RaisonnĂ© of Paintings, Drawings and Other Works, Vol.