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The Kelly paintings, really, are as abstract as they are anecdotal.
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The paintings are described as having two qualities at once: they are abstract, but they also feel like anecdotes—small, suggestive accounts rather than fully developed stories. The comparison presents these qualities as equally important, without treating the works as purely abstract or purely narrative.
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- Art Gallery of New South Wales Archive
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- Official Statement
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