Brian Dunlop (1938–2009) was a

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and figurative painter born in

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. He won the Sulman Prize 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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in New South Wales and in Tuscany, Rome, Skyros,

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, Morocco and India. He painted portraits of public figures, including

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in 1984 for the 150th anniversary of the founding of Victoria. Dunlop settled in Panton Hill and then Port Fairy in Victoria. He held many exhibitions in

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

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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 Visual artists in late 20th-century Australia {{Australia-painter-stub

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