Ian Fairweather

• A must-have book for lovers of Australian art
• A selection of both Fairweather’s personal and professional correspondence. This is the closest readers will ever get to an autobiography by the artist, described as ‘our greatest painter’, who lived in isolation in a hut on Bribie Island, Queensland
• Fairweather’s correspondence is written in fascinating, idiosyncratic style, revealing his state of mind, interest in Chinese art, and interactions with the art world at the peak of his fame. The book also includes rare photographs, facsimile letters, drawings and paintings in a beautifully produced full-colour edition
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