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Dense, turbulent surface with eight dark blue "poles" or vertical marks cutting through layers of dripped and splattered paint.
Significance
Australia's 1973 purchase for $2 million was hugely controversial but proved visionary—it's now valued at over $500 million and is the gallery's signature work.
Medium
Enamel and aluminum paint with glass on canvas
Dimensions
212.1 cm × 488.9 cm
Location
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia