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Lot #6 - John Olsen

  • Auction House:
    Smith & Singer
  • Sale Name:
    Important Australian & International Art
  • Sale Date:
    18 Nov 2020 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
  • Lot #:
    6
  • Lot Description:
    John Olsen
    (born 1928)
    People Who Live in Victoria Street 1960
    oil on composition board
    122 x 182.5 cm
    signed and dated 'John Olsen / '60' upper right
  • Provenance:
    John Olsen, Sydney; Diana Stearn, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1960; Private Collection, Sydney, by descent from the above; Important Australian Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 28 August 2006, lot 7, illustrated; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
  • Notes:
    EXHIBITED: John Olsen, Terry Clune Gallery, Sydney, 6-15 October 1960, no. 3, 300 gns; John Olsen Retrospective, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1 November 1991 - 2 February 1992 (label verso); Destination Sydney, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, 5 December 2015 - 7 February 2016, illustrated; John Olsen: The You Beaut Country, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, Melbourne, 16 September 2016 - 12 February 2017; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 March - 12 June 2017, illustrated REFERENCES: Paul Haefliger, 'Stimulating Exhibition by Young Australian', The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 6 October 1960; James Gleeson, 'Masterly Paintings by Olsen', The Sun, Sydney, 6 October 1960; Robert Hughes, 'Abstract Regions', Nation, Sydney, 8 October 1960; Robert Hughes, 'After the Fitzroy Closed', Nation, Sydney, 9 March 1963, p. 9; 'Images of John Olsen', Nation, Sydney, 27 July 1963, p. 11; Virginia Spate, John Olsen, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1963, plate 4, pp. 9, 18, 29 (illustrated); Deborah Hart, John Olsen, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991, plate 25, pp. 45, 55 (illustrated), 212; Christopher Heathcote, 'Olsen's "You Beaut" Years were a Time of Greatness', The Age, Melbourne, 6 November 1991, p. 16; Sasha Grishin, 'Olsen Defies Categorisation', The Canberra Times, Canberra, 16 November 1991, p. 7; Darleen Bungey, John Olsen: An Artist's Life, Harper Collins, Sydney, 2014, pp. 163-164, 169, 218, 232, 267; Lou Klepac with essays by Katrina Cashman, Elizabeth Hastings, Bruce James, John McDonald, and Katherine Roberts, Destination Sydney, Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Mosman Art Gallery and S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 2015, pp. 49 (illustrated), 120; David Hurlston and Deborah Edwards (eds), John Olsen: The You Beaut Country, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2016, pp. 28, 48-49 (illustrated), 206; Jenny Zimmer and Ken McGregor, John Olsen: Journey's Into the You Beaut Country, Thames & Hudson, Melbourne, 2016, pp. 12-13 (illustrated)
  • Estimate:
    A$450,000 - 650,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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