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William Robinson, two-time Archibald prize-winning painter, dies aged 89

William Robinson in 2022, near the statue of his late wife Shirley in his garden.
William Robinson in 2022, near the statue of his late wife Shirley in his garden. The artist has died aged 89. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

William Robinson AO, acclaimed Australian landscape painter and two-time winner of the Archibald Prize, has died aged 89.

The Brisbane-born artist, who won his first Archibald prize in 1987 with a self-mocking portrait of himself on a horse, died peacefully in Brisbane on Tuesday evening.

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