JOHN OLSEN
born 1928

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DAVID CLARKE AO, SYDNEY

JOHN OLSEN

born 1928
Captain Dobbin 1973

oil and synthetic polymer paint on composition board
signed and dated 'John Olsen / 73' lower left
183 x 228.5 cm

• Lot Sold $330,000 (Hammer Price)
• $402,600 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Mr Norman Glenn, New South Wales, acquired from the above in May 1989
Feneley Fine Art Consultants, Sydney
Mr David Clarke AO, Sydney, acquired from the above on 28 June 2005
The Estate of the Late David Clarke AO, Sydney

Exhibited

First Biennale of Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 23 November - December 1973, Sydney, no. 36
John Olsen, Atelier 72 Gallery, Adelaide, 11-30 March 1974
John Olsen, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 1975, no. 3, 'Captain Bobbin'

Literature

Anthony Winterbotham (ed.), The Biennale of Sydney, Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, 1973 (n.p.)
Deborah Hart, John Olsen, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991, cat. no. 74, pp. 119, 121 (illustrated), 214
Deborah Hart, John Olsen (rev. ed.), Craftsman House, Sydney in association with G + B Arts International, 2000, pp. 119, 121 (illustrated), 253