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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  24 Jun 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  15
• Lot Description:
  John Olsen
  (born 1928)
  Pilbara Bushfire (1983)
  oil on canvas
  136.8 x 152 cm
  signed 'John Olsen' lower right; inscribed 'Pilbara Bush fire' verso
• Provenance:
  John Olsen, Sydney; Allen D. Christensen, California, acquired from the above in 1983; The Christensen Fund, Perth (label verso); Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne; Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above in October 1994; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 21 December 1994
• Exhibited:
  "The Land Beyond Time: Paintings and Drawings by John Olsen", Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, May 1984, no. 89, illustrated; On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (label verso)
• References:
  John Olsen with Mary Durack, Geoffrey Dutton, Vincent Serventy and Alex Bortington, "The Land Beyond Time: A Modern Exploration of Australia's North-West Frontiers", Macmillan Company of Australia, Melbourne, 1984, p. 70 (illustrated)
• Estimate:
  A$150,000 - 200,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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