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Oct 14, 2023 · Jackson POLLOCK 'Blue poles' (Number 11, 1952) 1952. Watch on. This particular piece was first seen in public many years before it's controversial purchase by the country. An exhibition in 1952 announced it to the world and it was soon to receive significant interest, leading to several exchanges of the piece for large sums.
Blue Poles, mixed media painting on canvas created in 1952 by American Abstract Expressionist artist Jackson Pollock. It is one of the best known of the artist’s work and was painted on a canvas stretched on the floor of his studio.
Dec 1, 2021 · In August 1973, the Whitlam Government purchased Jackson Pollock's 'Blue Poles' for $1.3 million, the most ever spent on a US artwork at the time. By valuing and investing in such a piece by abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, Whitlam catapulted Australia into the international art scene.
In 1973, Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue Poles was bought by the Australian government for $1.3 million, causing a huge controversy.
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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 expressionist artist Jackson Pollock.
Apr 15, 2022 · The painting was Jackson Pollock’s near five-metre wide work Blue Poles and today its estimated value is about $350 million.
