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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JOHN OLSEN
1928-2023

Life on the Edge of the Pond 2003

$250,000–350,000

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© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2023

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

JOHN OLSEN

1928-2023
Life on the Edge of the Pond 2003

oil on canvas
signed and dated 'John / Olsen / 03' lower right
182 x 197 cm

  • Lot Sold $250,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $306,818 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

John Olsen, New South Wales
Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2003

Exhibited

John Olsen at Metro5 Gallery, Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne, 30 April - 18 May 2003, no. 10, illustrated

Literature

Jeff Makin, John Olsen at Metro5 Gallery, Metro5 Gallery, Melbourne, 2003, pp. 9, 22 (illustrated), 26

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