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Gallery's shout as it buys Brack's bar |
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Written by The Australian
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Friday, 20 March 2009 |
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THE National Gallery of Victoria yesterday secured an Australian masterpiece with a deal that relied on a $2 million loan from the state Government, a collector with a change of heart and a group of wealthy Melburnians.
After announcing the acquisition of 'The Bar, 1954' by artist John Brack for $3.2 million, gallery director Gerard Vaughan likened his staff to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "We always get our picture," Vaughan said.
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