Lot #44 - John Olsen
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Auction House:Smith & Singer
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Sale Name:Important Australian Art
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Sale Date:16 Nov 2022 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:44
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Lot Description:John Olsen
(born 1928)
Birds and Dam 1977
watercolour, gouache and ink on paper
66.5 x 101.5 cm
signed and dated 'John Olsen 77' lower left; inscribed 'Birds and Dam' verso -
Provenance:John Olsen, Sydney; Private Collection; Gould Galleries, Melbourne and Sydney (stock 12,755); Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2002
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Exhibited:John Olsen: Paintings and Drawings 77-78, Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney, 11 April -13 May 1978, no. 20; Gould Modern, Gould Galleries, Melbourne, 8 February - 10 March 2002; Gould Galleries, Sydney, 16 March - 14 April 2002, no. 25, illustrated, $49,500
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References:Jenny Zimmer and Ken McGregor, John Olsen: Journeys Into The 'You Beaut Country', Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2007, pp. 76 (illustrated), 313; John Olsen and Ken McGregor, John Olsen: Drawing - The Human Touch, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2014, pp. 158, 159 (illustrated), 339; Jenny Zimmer and Ken McGregor, John Olsen: Journeys Into The 'You Beaut Country' (rev. ed.), Thames & Hudson, Melbourne, 2016, pp. 76 (illustrated), 337
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Estimate:A$45,000 - 65,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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