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Portrait of Kym Bonython/Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap, 1963-1966

John Brack

oil on canvas (diptych) (60.0 x 40.0 cm
92.0 x 81.6 cm)
Portrait of Kym Bonython/Portrait of Mr Bonython's speedway cap, 1963-1966
 


© Helen Brack

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