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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

211 — Mick Magani (circa 1920-1984) Miltjingi Clan Design, 1963

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

218 — Maker Unknown, A shield, May River, Papua New Guinea

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The Collection of the Late Ian Dunlop, Canberra

219 — Maker Unknown, A shield, May River, Papua New Guinea,

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The William Nuttall and Annette Reeves Collection, Melbourne

Lot 98

Paul Boston
(born 1952)
Untitled No. 11, 1986

Notable Collections: Australian and Aboriginal Art

27 August 2025, 14:00 AEST

Sydney

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Paul Boston (born 1952)

Untitled No. 11, 1986
titled and signed verso: 'Untitled, No. 11, 1986, Paul Boston'
ink, pastel and synthetic polymer paint on paper
75.0 x 108.0cm (29 1/2 x 42 1/2in).

Footnotes

PROVENANCE
The Ray Hughes Collection, Sydney
The Estate of Ray Hughes, Sydney
Shapiro Auctioneers, Sydney, 28 July 2021, lot 65
The William Nuttall and Annette Reeves Collection, Melbourne

EXHIBITED
Paul Boston Survey Exhibition: 1980–2010, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, 23 July – 17 August 2011, cat. 11

LITERATURE
Paul Boston Survey Exhibition: 1980–2010, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney, 2011, p. 16 (illus.)

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