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In March 1984 Friend moved to Paddington. This move to Paddington inspired a beautiful series of still-lifes a departure from his long affiliation with the nude. He wrote about these works in his book Art in a Classless Society, published in 1985. “The greengrocer’s shop is crammed with colourful models (and) attractive vegetables.”

Reference: B. Pearce, Donald Friend 1915 – 1989 Retrospective, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, 1990, p.123.