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     • Today, Blue Poles would sell for over $350 million (National Archives of Australia).
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     What is Blue Poles? — Whitlam Institute

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   When did Jackson Pollock buy Blue Poles?

   • Blue Poles, also known as Number 11, 1952 is an abstract expressionist painting by American artist Jackson Pollock. It was purchased amid controversy by the National Gallery of Australia in 1973 and today remains one of the gallery's major paintings.

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   Did Pollock play a part in the painting 'Blue Poles'?

   • As the NGA website carefully puts it: “The examination revealed that any marks made on the canvas” by those other than Pollock “played no part” in the painting that became Blue poles. In 2016, Victorian Liberal Senator James Paterson suggested that if Blue poles was worth A$350 million it should be sold to reduce the national debt.

   Blue poles 45 years on: asset or overvalued drip painting?

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   How much is the blue poles worth?

   • In the National Gallery of Australia documentary about the Blue Poles acquisition, Pollock’s friend and collector, the art dealer Ben Heller, remembers the first time he saw Blue Poles, when it was worth $6000: “The first time I saw it at the Whitney Museum when it was on 54 th Street, I was kind of wowed.

   Iconic Artworks: Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles - Artland Magazine

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   Who bought Blue Poles?

   • The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) purchased Blue Poles in 1973 for A$1.3 million. The gallery's director at the time, James Mollison, was not able to authorise purchases over $1 million, so the acquisition was approved by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who decided that the price should be made public.

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3. www.smh.com.au › culture › art-and-designBlue poles, 50 years on: what would we get for the same price ...

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   Jun 22, 2023 · 1. Fifty years ago, on July 16, 1973, the director of the yet-to-open National Gallery of Australia, James Mollison, spent $1.3 million of taxpayers’ money to acquire Blue poles, by abstract ...

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4. bluepoles.nga.gov.au › artwork › blue-polesBlue Poles The Work of Art - ACTION REACTION Jackson Pollock ...

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   Jackson Pollock’s monumental painting Blue poles is recognised today as an Abstract Expressionist masterpiece. The work is a prime example of his unique approach to action painting. He started Blue poles in 1952 by working on the floor of his studio, a converted barn on Long Island in the United States of America.

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   212.1 cm × 488.9 cm (83.5 in × 192.5 in) Location. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Blue Poles, also known as Number 11, 1952 is an abstract expressionist painting by American artist Jackson Pollock. It was purchased amid controversy by the National Gallery of Australia in 1973 and today remains one of the gallery's major paintings.

7. theconversation.com › heres-looking-at-blue-polesHere’s looking at: Blue poles by Jackson Pollock

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   Dec 9, 2015 · Pollock’s erratic splashes of paint are intended to communicate to us the way he was feeling and thinking at the time he made the painting. Even the blue “poles” on the canvas, which are the ...

8. theconversation.com › blue-poles-45-years-on-assetBlue poles 45 years on: asset or overvalued drip painting?

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   Sep 10, 2018 · But in 1973 Mollison’s former boss, Australian art dealer Max Hutchinson, wrote to him from New York, telling him Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles was for sale. New York property mogul Ben Heller ...

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9. magazine.artland.com › stories-of-iconic-artworksIconic Artworks: Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles

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   Artland’s Stories of Iconic Artworks series delves into the stories behind some of the most iconic works of art ever made. In this week’s edition we feature Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue Poles and the bitter controversy that followed its acquisition by the Australian Government for $1.3 million – the highest price ever paid for an ...

10. www.nma.gov.au › defining-moments › resourcesBlue Poles | National Museum of Australia

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    May 4, 2023 · From the New York-based Australian gallerist Max Hutchinson, he discovered that Blue Poles (painted in 1952) was available for sale from the original owner for $1.3 million ($11 million in today’s money).