Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist

John Olsen

Australian · 1928–2023 · Painter, Printmaker

John Henry Olsen AO OBE was an Australian artist and winner of the 2005 Archibald Prize. Olsen's primary subject of work was landscape. (Wikipedia)

Own a work by John Olsen? Get a free auction estimate →

489auction results2009–2026years recorded83%sold (407)$2.9kSign up free to seemedian price

12 works by John Olsen with an auction history (offered more than once) →

5 works by John Olsen coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

  1. John Olsen, Seafood Paella 2007, 2007, oil on plywoodSeafood Paella 2007Smith & Singer · A$1,037,000≈ $741,030≈ £567,317≈ €657,116Sign up to see
  2. John Olsen, People Who Live in Victoria Street 1960, 1960, oil on composition boardPeople Who Live in Victoria Street 1960Smith & Singer · A$775,000≈ $566,851≈ £426,877≈ €477,629Sign up to see
  3. John Olsen, Fleurieu Peninsula 1983, 1983, oil on composition board (diptych)Fleurieu Peninsula 1983Smith & Singer · A$613,636≈ $405,208≈ £313,677≈ €373,533Sign up to see

John Olsen’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Coming up at auction

5 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters
Longest side–Reset

11 results match these filters

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. John Olsen, Running Giraffes, Mixed Media on Paper
    Running Giraffes
    Mixed media · Paper
    58x60.5cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 7
    A$17,000≈ $11,879≈ £8,916≈ €10,431HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$18,000–25,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  2. John Olsen, Untitled, 1967, mixed media on paper
    Untitled, 1967
    Mixed media · Paper
    37 x 49cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 27
    A$6,500≈ $5,037≈ £3,630≈ €4,224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  3. John Olsen, Untitled (Kangaroos), c.1977-80, mixed media on paper
    Untitled (Kangaroos), c.1977-80
    Mixed media · Paper
    14 x 22.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 19
    A$1,800≈ $1,081≈ £894≈ €984Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  4. John Olsen, JOHN OLSEN (born 1928) Untitled mixed media on paper signed lower right: J.O. 43 x 57cm, mixed media
    JOHN OLSEN (born 1928) Untitled mixed media on paper signed lower right: J.O. 43 x 57cm
    Mixed media
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 90
    A$2,000≈ $1,582≈ £1,061≈ €1,445Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  5. John Olsen, Emus & Windmills 1976, 1976, mixed media on paper
    Emus & Windmills 1976, 1976
    Mixed media · Paper
    188.5 x 97.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 64
    A$110,455≈ $97,974≈ £59,758≈ €76,387Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$55,000–65,000View at Menzies ↗
  6. John Olsen, (Untitled), mixed media on composition board
    (Untitled)
    Mixed media · Board
    55.5 x 75.5 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 300
    A$12,200≈ $11,458≈ £6,849≈ €8,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  7. John Olsen, When the River Didn't Run - Quiet Music for Sunday 1989, 1989, mixed media on paper
    When the River Didn't Run - Quiet Music for Sunday 1989, 1989
    Mixed media · Paper
    152.0 x 102.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 96
    A$34,364≈ $35,904≈ £22,289≈ €27,811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–40,000View at Menzies ↗
  8. John Olsen, Papageno from Mozart's Magic Flute, mixed media on paper
    Papageno from Mozart's Magic Flute
    Mixed media · Paper
    31.0 x 23.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 158
    A$3,682≈ $3,819≈ £2,417≈ €2,900Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Menzies ↗
  9. John Olsen, The Arrival of the Crows (2006), 2006, mixed media on paper
    The Arrival of the Crows (2006), 2006
    Mixed media · Paper
    153 x 102 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$50,000–70,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  10. John Olsen, Chasing the Rhino 1993, 1993, mixed media on Torinoko paper
    Chasing the Rhino 1993, 1993
    Mixed media · Paper
    120.0 x 100.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$45,000–55,000View at Menzies ↗

John Olsen paintings (83)John Olsen oil paintings (80)John Olsen works on paper (170)John Olsen watercolors (90)John Olsen gouaches (15)John Olsen pastels (22)John Olsen drawings (22)John Olsen prints (198)John Olsen etchings (120)John Olsen lithographs (63)John Olsen photographs (10)John Olsen sculpture (22)

Related artists — Australian, born 1903–1953

More Australian artists of the same period