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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian + International Fine Art
• Sale Date:
  22 Nov 2023 ~ 7pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  61
• Lot Description:
  Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford
  (c.1922 - 2007)
  Untitled, 2003
  gouache on crescent board
  51.0 x 76.5 cm
  bears a written dedication in the hand of Paddy Bedford to the recipient verso: 'To my friends Peter and Karen, thank you, lawyer that a true story - everything. Gardia damage them at Bedford Downs. Proove it now No matter gardia don't believe. Paddy Quilty got wild over bullock - but other gardia wanted those blackfella women. My mum carrying me when bad thing happen with cheeky gardia. Paddy Quilty give me his name - 'We'll have to call him after me - 'Paddy Bedford'.' That Trevor Smith and Jack Carey they cheeky gardia - Carey bad man cut women's milk and miller (vagina) - BAD PEOPLE - Murders - cut man's prick as well. Thank you, from Lawman Paddy - I know everything law way. I got olden time law that old people show us. Paddy Bedford, October 2003, Kununurra   Paddy Bedford gouache on crescent board September 2003 Jirrawun Arts Kununurra, WA'
• Provenance:
  Jirrawun Arts, Kununurra, Western Australia Paddy Bedford, Kununurra Private collection, Melbourne, a gift from the above
• Estimate:
  A$12,000 - 15,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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