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John Peart 'Fable V' surreal Melbourne and Tasmania’s Queen VictoriaThis rare original graphic from the 1970's is by one of Australia's most respected and influential abstract artists, John Peart. Driven by experimentation, Peart's oeuvre was varied, marked by a continual evolution rather than any fixed style. After initial success as a "Field" artist in the late 1960's, Peart evolved his practice towards minimalism and then later, to a style specifically inspired by Australia. His life was was a spiritual quest and