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Blue Poles

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

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