Sidney Nolan (1917–1992), Boy and the moon [Moonboy] c.1939-40. Painting, oil on canvas, mounted on composition board, 73.3 h x 88.2 w cm. Purchased 1976. © Sidney Nolan Trust.

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Sidney Nolan, Boy and the moon c.1939-40

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