Jackson Pollock was born this day in 1912
Blue Poles was purchased by the National Gallery of Australia in August 1973 for A$ 1.3 Million amid substantial controversy as the high sum was approved by Labour PM Gough Whitlam.
In 2023 the work was valued at A$ 500 million quite the investment.
Blue Poles was purchased by the National Gallery of Australia in August 1973 for A$ 1.3 Million amid substantial controversy as the high sum was approved by Labour PM Gough Whitlam.
In 2023 the work was valued at A$ 500 million quite the investment.
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In the COVID-19 lockdown an unprecedented opportunity came to dedicate a conservator to the work while the public were unable to visit the gallery.
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