JOHN OLSEN
1928-2023
A Field of Wattles 1981
$200,000–300,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
JOHN OLSEN
1928-2023
A Field of Wattles 1981
oil on canvas
signed and dated ‘John Olsen 81’ lower right; signed, dated and inscribed ‘‘A Paddock of Wattles’ John Olsen 81’ verso
137.2 x 152.5 cm
- Lot Sold $375,000 (Hammer Price)
- $460,227 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
John Olsen, South Australia
Bortignon’s Kalamunda Gallery of Man, Perth (label verso)
Allan D. Christensen, California, acquired from the above
The Christensen Fund Collection, Perth
Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne
Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1996 (label verso)
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1996
Exhibited
John Olsen and Noela Hjorth, Bortignon’s Kalamunda Gallery of Man, Perth, 5 February – 6 March 1982, no. 33, illustrated
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1983-1996 (label verso)
Literature
Geoffrey Dutton and Alex Bortignon, John Olsen 81-82 and Noela Hjorth, Bortignon’s Gallery of Man, Perth, 1982, n.p. (illustrated)
Ken McGregor and Jenny Zimmer, John Olsen: Journeys Into the You Beaut Country (rev. ed.), Thames and Hudson, Melbourne, 2016, p. 96 (illustrated)
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer & Director Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Jessica VelasquezExecutive Assistant Australian & International Art |
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David MackayManager, Sydney Gallery, Marketing & Media Australian & International Art |