John Olsen (born 1928), Bungle Bungle Ranges 1983

oil on composition board (diptych
signed and dated 'John 83 / Olsen' lower left
183 X 244CM

Provenance:
Allan D. Christensen, California
The Christensen Fund
Private Collection, Sydney
19th & 20th Century Fine Australian and International Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 28 November 2001, lot 36, illustrated
Private Collection, Melbourne
Australian + International Fine Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 16 March 2005, lot 26, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
The Land Beyond Time: Paintings and Drawings by John Olsen, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, May 1984, and tour, 1990, no. 68 and 69, illustrated
A Selection of Important Twentieth Century Australian and New Zealand Paintings, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney, 20 March - 22 April 2001, no. 4, illustrated

Literature:
John Olsen with Mary Durack, Geoffrey Dutton, Vincent Serventy and Alex Bortington, The Land Beyond Time: A. Modern Exploration of Australia's North-West Frontiers, Macmillan Company of Australia, Melbourne, 1984, cover (illustrated), pp. 304-305 (illusrated)

 An essay on this work is included in the published catalogue of the sale.