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Marilyn Ball, Albatross, 2018 (detail)

by Linde Ivimey
 

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Material culture

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Self portrait, 1957 by Sunarto P. R.

Masters of modern Indonesian portraiture

Previous exhibition, 2014

Masters of modern Indonesian portraiture presents key modernist paintings and drawings along with a selection of contemporary works.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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