‘You do see a bit of Jackson Pollock in it’: the country pub with a striking Nicky Winmar artwork

In a new series sharing stories of artwork in Australian homes and businesses, Pat Furze shows the painting by the AFL great that has a special place in his regional pub

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You’d expect the walls of a country pub to be decorated with sporting memorabilia or old photos – and, to a large extent, Castlemaine’s Bridge Hotel, in regional Victoria, is just like that.

But on the wall, in the back room, hangs a striking abstract work of art.

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