Paddy Bedford

Australian · 1922–2007 · Painter, Photographer

Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford, aka Goowoomji, was a contemporary Aboriginal Australian painter and printmaker from Warmun in the Kimberley in Western Australia. He was one of eight… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Paddy Bedford, THOOWOONGGOONARRIN 2006, 2006, natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on linenTHOOWOONGGOONARRIN 2006Smith & Singer · A$183,000≈ $177,287≈ £117,199≈ €137,028Sign up to see
  2. Paddy Bedford, Mad Gap 2004, 2004, Mad GapMad Gap 2004Menzies · A$144,000≈ $129,590≈ £79,163≈ €89,004Sign up to see
  3. Paddy Bedford, Girrganyji The Brown Falcon Dreaming (2000), 2000, natural ochre pigments and synthetic polymer paint on binder on canvasGirrganyji The Brown Falcon Dreaming (2000)Smith & Singer · A$116,591≈ $78,571≈ £60,295≈ €70,683Sign up to see

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Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford, aka Goowoomji, was a contemporary Aboriginal Australian painter and printmaker from Warmun in the Kimberley in Western Australia. He was one of eight Australian artists selected for an architectural commission for the roof and ceilings of the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, France.

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Born 1922Died 2007Occupation Painter, PhotographerWikidata Q2045837 ↗ULAN 500689771 ↗

Also known as nyunkuny, Paddy Nyunkuny Bedford

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

Related artists — Australian, born 1897–1947