1 min 58 sec

Taken from the documentary Arthur Boyd: Figures in the Landscape (1985)

Original title classification not rated – this clip chosen to be G

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Curator’s clip description

The Boyd family has produced four generations of painters, as well as a noted sculptor, architect and novelist. Arthur Boyd’s early works are landscapes from Port Phillip Bay. He uses a palette knife to paint his self-portrait.

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