John Olsen born 1928

WETLANDS 1985
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'John / Olsen / 85' lower left
185 X 245CM

PROVENANCE
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne
Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 19 April 1993, lot 318, illustrated
Private Collection, Brisbane
Fine Australian, Aboriginal and International Paintings, Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 22 November 1999, lot 12, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney
Private Collection, Melbourne

EXHIBITED
John Olsen, Tynte Gallery, Adelaide, 26 October - 19 November 1985, no. 2, ‘Wetlands, Kakadu’
John Olsen - In Search of the Open Country 1961-1986, Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 5 August - 14 September 1986, no. 23
John Olsen, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 17 September - 7 October 1986, no. 1, illustrated

LITERATURE
Jenny Zimmer and Ken McGregor, John Olsen: Journeys into the ‘You Beaut Country’, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2007, pp. 124-125 (illustrated), 314