Blue Poles (Number 11, 1952)

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abstract expressionist painting painting work of art

Blue Poles (Number 11, 1952) is a famous large-scale abstract expressionist painting by Jackson Pollock, renowned for its dynamic drip technique and striking vertical blue lines.

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Label	Occurrences
Blue Poles (Number 11, 1952) canonical	1
Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abstract expressionist painting ⓘ painting ⓘ work of art ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Number 11, 1952 ⓘ
artForm	easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalContext	New York School ⓘ post–World War II American art ⓘ
artist	Jackson Pollock ⓘ
associatedWith	Jackson Pollock's late drip period ⓘ debates about public funding of art ⓘ
collection	National Gallery of Australia ⓘ surface form: National Gallery of Australia collection
colorFeature	dominant blue elements ⓘ
completionDate	1952 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Jackson Pollock ⓘ
culturalStatus	masterpiece of 20th-century art ⓘ
currentLocation	National Gallery of Australia ⓘ
depicts	abstract composition ⓘ
fameReason	controversial acquisition by an Australian national institution ⓘ high monetary value in the art market ⓘ innovative drip technique ⓘ
genre	abstract art ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	contemporary discussions of large-scale abstraction ⓘ later abstract painting ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
locationCity	Canberra ⓘ
locationCountry	Australia ⓘ
medium	oil on canvas ⓘ
movement	Abstract expressionism ⓘ surface form: Abstract Expressionism
notableFeature	dynamic drip technique ⓘ striking vertical blue lines ⓘ
owner	National Gallery of Australia ⓘ
periodInArtistCareer	mature period of Jackson Pollock ⓘ
significance	iconic example of Abstract Expressionism ⓘ one of Jackson Pollock's most famous works ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	all-over composition ⓘ gestural brushwork ⓘ non-representational imagery ⓘ
subjectType	non-figurative ⓘ
technique	action painting ⓘ drip painting ⓘ
title	Blue Poles ⓘ
visualElement	contrasting color splatters ⓘ dense layered paint surface ⓘ intersecting linear forms ⓘ

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