Blue Poles

Blue Poles
ArtistJackson Pollock
Year1952 (1952)
MediumEnamel and aluminum paint with glass on canvas
MovementAbstract expressionism
Dimensions212.1 cm × 488.9 cm (83.5 in × 192.5 in)
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Blue Poles, also known as Number 11, 1952, is an abstract expressionist painting by the 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.