The tiny apartment where Jackson Pollock struggled to establish himself as an artist has gone on sale for almost $2million.
The one-bedroom New York pad measures just 687sq ft, meaning buyers will pay an eye-watering $2,897 per square foot.
Pollock reportedly moved into the top-floor home at 46 Carmine Street, in Manhattan’s West Village, with his artist brother Charles and sister-in-law Elizabeth in 1932.
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Then aged 20, the aspiring painter had yet to make money from his work and relied on odd jobs and support from his family.
The brothers were studying under American painter Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League, with the modest two-room apartment serving as both their home and studio.
Charles is said to have worked in its front room while Jackson painted at the back.
Pollock later became a leading figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement and transformed modern art with his celebrated “drip” technique.
But more than nine decades after he worked inside its walls, his former home now carries a $2million price tag.
The property crowns a four-storey Federal-style townhouse built in 1827.
Despite its compact floor plan, the apartment – marketed as “The Artist’s Enclave” – feels larger thanks to dramatic 14ft ceilings, exposed wooden beams and four skylights.
Pictures show a bright open-plan living space with exposed brickwork, hardwood flooring and a fireplace.
A huge, colourful abstract canvas hangs above a cream sofa in a nod to its famous former occupant, although it is not one of Pollock’s works.
The living area flows into a modern kitchen equipped with white units, updated appliances and a breakfast bar.
A timber staircase leads to an elevated loft overlooking the main room, which agents suggest could become a studio, home office or creative hideaway.
The apartment also has a renovated bathroom, split-system air conditioning and concealed storage.
Its sole bedroom includes a large walk-in wardrobe, while windows overlook the surrounding West Village treetops.
Residents also share access to a secluded rear garden equipped with seating and a barbecue.
The building has enjoyed an artistic history beyond Pollock’s residency.
According to the listing, a milliner sold hats and bonnets from its ground floor during the 1850s, while other artists used the building as a home and workplace in the 1930s.
It was later included within the protected Greenwich Village Historic District.
Pollock, who was born in Wyoming in 1912, moved to New York as a young man and studied with Benton before developing the energetic style that made him world-famous.
He died aged 44 in a car crash in 1956, but remains one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century.
The apartment is listed with Shane Boyle, Francesca Paone and Will Ortman of Compass.
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