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Lot #44 - John Olsen

  • Auction House:
    Smith & Singer
  • Sale Name:
    Important Australian Art
  • Sale Date:
    16 Nov 2022 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
  • Lot #:
    44
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Estimate:
    A$45,000 - 65,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Art

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