Michael Leunig 'Untitled (Entwined)' roar studios becoming a mostly self-taught painter

becoming a mostly self-taught painter of landscapes

‘Then wrought a tomb and slept’ (1942) is wonderfully whimsical

Le Miere’s rendition intertwines these stories

Apetyarre is part of a renowned community of Utopia artists whose bold brushwork and expressive abstraction have gained international recognition since the 1980s

Michael Leunig 'Untitled (Entwined)' roar studios becoming a mostly self-taught painterMichael 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. In this charming original, a lone figure appears entangled with flora. With each brushstroke, Leunig captures the poetry of entwinement: between