Michael Leunig 'Free Spirit' hyper-real then a friend to bohemian

then a friend to bohemian coterie the ‘Sydney Push’

A friend of Leonard French and Roger Kemp

this work promises to enthral

Seattle Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Michael Leunig 'Free Spirit' hyper-real then a friend to bohemianMichael Leunig was an iconic Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet, best known for his cartoons published in the Sydney Morning Herald and Age newspapers over 55 years. Spanning the political, cultural and philosophical, his visual world was one of whimsy, wit and a deep humanity. Free Spirit is a rare original etching. In it, a figure pole vaults over a wire fence, flowers, stars, a bird, dog and moon scattering around him. The