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Written by the woman who was Pollock&#8217;s final mistress, muse, and the sole survivor of the tragic 1956 car crash that ended his life, this memoir offers an unprecedented look behind the myth of the tortured abstract expressionist.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 1956, Jackson Pollock\u2019s marriage to artist Lee Krasner had unraveled, leading Krasner to depart for Europe. Ruth Kligman, a young, vibrant aspiring painter, moved into Pollock\u2019s home in East Hampton. What followed was a passionate, chaotic, and deeply volatile love affair. Composed sixteen years after his death, Kligman\u2019s memoir chronicles their intense bond, Pollock\u2019s desperate struggle with severe alcoholism, his creative paralysis, and the bittersweet days leading up to his final, fatal accident.<\/p>\n<h4>Key Features<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An Insider\u2019s Perspective:<\/strong> Provides a rare, unvarnished look at Pollock&#8217;s daily life, personal demons, and creative environment away from the public eye.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Final Masterpiece:<\/strong> Features the backstory of <em>Red, Black &amp; Silver<\/em>, widely regarded as Pollock&#8217;s final painting, created specifically as a love legacy for Kligman during their summer together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Fatal Night:<\/strong> Offers a gripping account of the tragic car crash that claimed the lives of Pollock and passenger Edith Metzger, told by the only person who lived through it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Product Details<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Author:<\/strong> Ruth Kligman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page Count:<\/strong> 220 pages<\/li>\n<li><strong>Original Publisher:<\/strong> William Morrow &amp; Company (1974)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paperback Publisher:<\/strong> Cooper Square Publishers (1999)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language:<\/strong> English<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISBN-13:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">978-0815410096<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perfect for art historians, biography enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the mid-century New York art scene, <em>Love Affair<\/em> is a poignant, sensitive, and candid testament to a legendary artist caught between destruction and creation.<\/p>\n<p>First printing, fine in dj. 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