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John Olsen Prints: Auction Prices

Australian · 1928–2023

ArtSell has recorded 198 auction results for John Olsen prints between 2009 and 2026, of which 183 sold (92% sell-through). Prices realised range from $54 to $9,397, with a median of $867 across 183 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $9,397 for “Frog and the Lake 1976” at Menzies in 2017.

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  1. John Olsen, Frog & Fly.' Hand signed in pencil, Ltd Ed Archival Print 79/90
    Frog & Fly.' Hand signed in pencil
    Print (other) · ed. 79/90
    74x51.5cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 210
    A$1,100≈ $776≈ £623≈ €692HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  2. John Olsen, New England Poem, 1995, etching 12/50
    New England Poem, 1995
    Etching · ed. etching 12/50
    29 x 45cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 11
    A$2,400≈ $1,715≈ £1,309≈ €1,520Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$900–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  3. John Olsen, Cliffs, 1978, etching 17/60
    Cliffs, 1978
    Etching · ed. etching 17/60
    36 x 30cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 563
    A$700≈ $505≈ £389≈ €447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  4. John Olsen, Portrait of Brett Whiteley, 1979, lithograph 11/100
    Portrait of Brett Whiteley, 1979
    Lithograph · ed. lithograph 11/100
    66 x 50.5cm (sheet size)
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 544
    A$850≈ $613≈ £473≈ €543Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  5. John Olsen, Descending Owl, 1977, etching 22/40
    Descending Owl, 1977
    Etching · ed. etching 22/40
    24.5 x 20cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 532
    A$1,000≈ $721≈ £556≈ €639Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  6. John Olsen, Emus, 1977, lithograph 23/220
    Emus, 1977
    Lithograph · ed. lithograph 23/220
    76 x 57cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 35
    A$600≈ $435≈ £331≈ €372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$700–900View at Leonard Joel ↗
  7. John Olsen, Owl-Coorong, 2003, etching BAT
    Owl-Coorong, 2003
    Etching · ed. BAT
    12 x 8cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 32
    A$950≈ $688≈ £524≈ €590Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
  8. John Olsen, Camp Cove, 2002, etching A/P
    Camp Cove, 2002
    Etching · ed. etching A/P
    44 x 59cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 29
    A$1,600≈ $1,159≈ £882≈ €993Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  9. John Olsen, Morning Tide, 1978, etching 28/60
    Morning Tide, 1978
    Etching · ed. etching 28/60
    36.5 x 30cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 26
    A$1,600≈ $1,159≈ £882≈ €993Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  10. John Olsen, Zen Moment, 1999, etching 17/50
    Zen Moment, 1999
    Etching · ed. etching 17/50
    20.5 x 16cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 11
    A$800≈ $579≈ £441≈ €497Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  11. John Olsen, Black Cockatoo, 1978, etching 30/60
    Black Cockatoo, 1978
    Etching · ed. etching 30/60
    38 x 30cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 6
    A$1,300≈ $942≈ £717≈ €807Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  12. John Olsen, Lunch At Lucios, etching BAT
    Lunch At Lucios
    Etching · ed. BAT
    43 x 60cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 5
    A$950≈ $688≈ £524≈ €590Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,300–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  13. John Olsen, The Bridge, etching 22/35
    The Bridge
    Etching · ed. etching 22/35
    18 x 26cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3085
    A$750≈ $569≈ £427≈ €484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  14. John Olsen, Morning at the Lily Pond, 2015, digital print 286/300
    Morning at the Lily Pond, 2015
    Print (other) · ed. digital print 286/300
    73 x 68cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3039
    A$1,700≈ $1,290≈ £967≈ €1,096Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  15. John Olsen, Women Avoiding Washing Up, lithograph A/P V/VIII
    Women Avoiding Washing Up
    Lithograph · ed. lithograph A/P V/VIII
    79 x 59cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3003
    A$1,400≈ $1,062≈ £796≈ €903Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  16. John Olsen, Toad Fish, 2005, etching 14/35
    Toad Fish, 2005
    Etching · ed. etching 14/35
    11 x 15cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3041
    A$1,200≈ $922≈ £652≈ €744Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  17. John Olsen, Cormorants, 2005, hand coloured etching S/P
    Cormorants, 2005
    Etching
    26 x 28 cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3035
    A$1,500≈ $1,153≈ £815≈ €930Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  18. John Olsen, Camp Cove, 2002, etching 21/90
    Camp Cove, 2002
    Etching · ed. etching 21/90
    43 x 59cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3013
    A$1,100≈ $845≈ £597≈ €682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  19. John Olsen, Littorals, etching A/P
    Littorals
    Etching · ed. etching A/P
    38 x 30cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3017
    A$550≈ $439≈ £329≈ €370Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$600–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  20. John Olsen, Feeding the Cats, etching 16/35
    Feeding the Cats
    Etching · ed. etching 16/35
    30 x 45cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3009
    A$1,000≈ $799≈ £599≈ €672Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  21. John Olsen, Bush Turkeys and King Leopold Ranges, 1983, colour etching 50/100
    Bush Turkeys and King Leopold Ranges, 1983
    Etching · ed. colour etching 50/100
    40 x 50.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3006
    A$800≈ $639≈ £479≈ €538Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$900–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  22. John Olsen, Aboriginal Mother and Child, 1984, colour etching 85/100
    Aboriginal Mother and Child, 1984
    Etching · ed. colour etching 85/100
    50.5 x 40cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3097
    A$450≈ $335≈ £257≈ €301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$700–900View at Leonard Joel ↗
  23. John Olsen, Jessica's Poem, etching 32/60
    Jessica's Poem
    Etching · ed. etching 32/60
    36 x 30cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3041
    A$800≈ $595≈ £457≈ €535Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$900–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  24. John Olsen, Hopping Mouse, 1978, sugar lift etching 11/60
    Hopping Mouse, 1978
    Etching · ed. sugar lift etching 11/60
    50 x 40cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3037
    A$1,600≈ $1,191≈ £913≈ €1,070Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  25. John Olsen, Frog Jumping, 1975, etching A/P
    Frog Jumping, 1975
    Etching · ed. etching A/P
    50 x 33cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3035
    A$1,800≈ $1,339≈ £1,027≈ €1,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  26. John Olsen, Swan on the Orde River, 1984, colour etching 13/100
    Swan on the Orde River, 1984
    Etching · ed. colour etching 13/100
    50 x 35.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3028
    A$1,200≈ $893≈ £685≈ €802Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  27. John Olsen, Echidna Smelling Flowers, etching A/P
    Echidna Smelling Flowers
    Etching · ed. etching A/P
    38 x 41cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3015
    A$800≈ $595≈ £457≈ €535Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  28. John Olsen, Sydney Habour - Seaport of Desire, 2003, etchings
    Sydney Habour - Seaport of Desire, 2003
    Etching
    43 x 59cm (each)
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3014
    A$10,000≈ $7,441≈ £5,707≈ €6,686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–12,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  29. John Olsen, Lily Pond, digital print on archival fibre mouldmade paper
    Lily Pond
    Print (other) · Paper
    80 x 94cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3005
    A$1,100≈ $818≈ £628≈ €735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  30. John Olsen, Hopping Mouse I, 1978, etching A/P
    Hopping Mouse I, 1978
    Etching · ed. etching A/P
    50 x 40cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3001
    A$1,800≈ $1,339≈ £1,027≈ €1,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  31. John Olsen, Kimberley, 1984, colour etching
    Kimberley, 1984
    Etching · ed. edition 91/100
    37 x 60 cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3036
    A$480≈ $370≈ £296≈ €348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$600–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  32. John Olsen, Leap '75, etching a/p
    Leap '75
    Etching · ed. etching a/p
    49.5 x 40.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3031
    A$1,100≈ $849≈ £678≈ €797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
  33. John Olsen, Potrait Brett Whiteley, lithograph
    Potrait Brett Whiteley
    Lithograph
    66 x 50.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3029
    A$850≈ $656≈ £524≈ €616Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
  34. John Olsen, Penguin, 1964, etching
    Penguin, 1964
    Etching · ed. edition 18/40
    26 x 28cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3014
    A$800≈ $617≈ £493≈ €579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  35. John Olsen, Frog and the Lake 1976, 1976, sugar lift and engraving
    Frog and the Lake 1976, 1976
    Engraving · ed. edition of 60
    41.0 x 27.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 146
    A$12,273≈ $9,397≈ £7,478≈ €8,788Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Menzies ↗
  36. John Olsen, Kangaroo Country, 1979, lithograph
    Kangaroo Country, 1979
    Lithograph · ed. edition 7/65
    50 x 66cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3086
    A$850≈ $648≈ £529≈ €593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$700–900View at Leonard Joel ↗
  37. John Olsen, Portrait of Brett Whiteley, 1979, lithograph
    Portrait of Brett Whiteley, 1979
    Lithograph · ed. edition 25/100
    66 x 50cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3043
    A$2,200≈ $1,677≈ £1,368≈ €1,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,200–1,800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  38. John Olsen, Hanging Tree Frog, 1986, lithograph
    Hanging Tree Frog, 1986
    Lithograph · ed. Artist's Proof
    74 x 54cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3040
    A$2,400≈ $1,829≈ £1,492≈ €1,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  39. John Olsen, Earth Hold, 1978, etching
    Earth Hold, 1978
    Etching · ed. edition 32/60
    36.5 x 26cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3029
    A$600≈ $457≈ £373≈ €418Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$500–700View at Leonard Joel ↗
  40. John Olsen, The Gourmet, 2003, etching
    The Gourmet, 2003
    Etching · ed. Artist's Proof
    24 x 19cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3027
    A$800≈ $610≈ £497≈ €558Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  41. John Olsen, Billabong, 2002, etching
    Billabong, 2002
    Etching · ed. edition 53/100
    15 x 20cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3003
    A$1,400≈ $1,067≈ £870≈ €976Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  42. John Olsen, Spring in the Valley, 1978, lithograph 25/50
    Spring in the Valley, 1978
    Lithograph · ed. lithograph 25/50
    37 x 28cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3088
    A$500≈ $386≈ £298≈ €346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$700–900View at Leonard Joel ↗
  43. John Olsen, Penguin and Chicken, etching 5/40
    Penguin and Chicken
    Etching · ed. etching 5/40
    28 x 25cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3053
    A$900≈ $649≈ £442≈ €581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  44. John Olsen, Emus, lithograph
    Emus
    Lithograph
    71.5 x 51.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3038
    A$700≈ $505≈ £344≈ €452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  45. John Olsen, The Slip Arrives, etching A/P
    The Slip Arrives
    Etching · ed. etching A/P
    43 x 59cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3037
    A$800≈ $577≈ £393≈ €517Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$900–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  46. John Olsen, Juvenile Pelican, etching 14/20
    Juvenile Pelican
    Etching · ed. etching 14/20
    22 x 29 cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3014
    A$700≈ $505≈ £344≈ €452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$700–900View at Leonard Joel ↗
  47. John Olsen, Indah, etching 27/40
    Indah
    Etching · ed. etching 27/40
    50 x 44cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3008
    A$1,000≈ $721≈ £491≈ €646Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  48. John Olsen, Outcamp, 1996, etching 33/80
    Outcamp, 1996
    Etching · ed. etching 33/80
    44 x 60cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3027
    A$700≈ $505≈ £361≈ €458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$700–900View at Leonard Joel ↗
  49. John Olsen, Picasso By The Sea, 1994, etching and aquatint 2/15
    Picasso By The Sea, 1994
    Etching · ed. etching and aquatint 2/15
    29.5 x 16cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3002
    A$750≈ $541≈ £387≈ €490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$600–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  50. John Olsen, Looking at Wildlife 1975, 1975, lithograph
    Looking at Wildlife 1975, 1975
    Lithograph · ed. 1/25
    80.0 x 120.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 158
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Menzies ↗

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