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RICK AMOR (born 1948) East Timor 1999 lithograph, ed. 14/20 signed lower right: R Amor titled and dated lower centre editioned lower left 54 x 72cm (sheet, reveal); 79 x 95cm (frame) PROVENANCE: Lawson~Menzies, Sydney, 2 May 2007, lot 204 The Collection of Gavin Fry OAM, Sydney OTHER NOTES: Another example of this print is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. "With the deployment of Australian troops to East Timor, the largest overseas commitment since the Vietnam War, the Australian War Memorial saw an opportunity to select an artist to record all aspects of Australia's involvement in the Interfet peacekeeping operations, and appointed Rick Amor. The urban environment and its inhabitants have been the subject of his work - thus his response to the offer of appointment was positive and enthusiastic: "The sort of art I normally do, a lot of it deals with the aftermath, and it's rather sombre work. I also believe in taking art from reality. So I thought it would fit in perfectly with what I've been doing for the past ten years." Amor arrived in Dili on 11 November 1999. Despite three days of briefings in Darwin, he was still unprepared for the level of destruction: "I was shocked by the destruction, it's just everywhere. I couldn't believe how thorough [the militias and Indonesian forces] had been. It was profoundly depressing. Coming back from [the border town of] Batugade, we passed through where they'd even ringbarked some of the trees. Unbelievable." For nine days Amor travelled with the Australian troops to Suai, Maliana and Balibo, sometimes sketching but preferring to take photographs to ensure he had the necessary record to take back to his studio." (except, Australian War Memorial, Canberra) © Rick Amor/Copyright Agency, 2026