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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

Warburton River Groove 2011

Estimate $70,000 – $90,000

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© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2022

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JOHN OLSEN

born 1928
Warburton River Groove 2011

watercolour, charcoal and pastel on paper
signed, dated and inscribed 'L Eyre 011 John Olsen' lower right
152 x 121 cm

  • Lot Sold $95,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $116,591 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

John Olsen, New South Wales
Metro Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 19 April 2012

Exhibited

John Olsen: Lake Eyre: The Desert Sea, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, 26 March - 28 April 2012, no. 4, illustrated, $120,000

Literature

John Olsen: Lake Eyre: The Desert Sea, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, 2012, n.p. (illustrated)
John Olsen and Ken McGregor, John Olsen: Drawing - The Human Touch, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2014, pp. 312 (illustrated), 344, 'The Warburton Groove'

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Specialists

Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art 
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Chief Executive Officer

Australian & International Art 
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Emily Walker

Emily Walker

Administrator, Art

Australian & International Art 
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David Mackay

Gallery Manager

Sydney 
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Important Australian Art

AU0858  |  16 Nov 2022  |  Sydney
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