Brian Dunlop (1938–2009) was a

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and figurative painter born in

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. He won the

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in 1980 for ''The Old Physics Building (genre painting)''. He was a finalist in the 2004 Archibald Prize with ''Brian Kenna: imagines Urfa''. Dunlop painted in

and

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and in

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and

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. He painted portraits of public figures, including

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in 1984 for the 150th anniversary of the founding of

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. Dunlop settled in

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and then

Port Fairy Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the S ...

. He held many exhibitions in

and

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. Dunlop died on 11 December 2009 as the result of a long-standing heart condition.

External links

A selection of Brian Dunlop paintingsOfficial website
1938 births 2009 deaths Artists from Sydney 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian male artists Australian male painters {{Australia-painter-stub

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