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Olive Cotton, Tea cup ballet

Olive Cotton

Australian · 1911–2003 · Photographer

Olive Cotton was a pioneering Australian modernist photographer of the 1930s and 1940s working in Sydney. Cotton became a national "name" with a retrospective and touring… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Olive Cotton, Tea Cup Ballet (1935, printed 1998), 1935, silver gelatin photographTea Cup Ballet (1935, printed 1998)Smith & Singer · A$24,545≈ $17,559≈ £13,037≈ €15,033Sign up to see
  2. Olive Cotton, Shasta Daisies (1937, printed 1998), 1937, silver gelatin photographShasta Daisies (1937, printed 1998)Smith & Singer · A$6,750≈ $4,829≈ £3,585≈ €4,134Sign up to see
  3. Olive Cotton, Glasses c1937 (printed 1998), c1937 (printed 1998)Glasses c1937 (printed 1998)Menzies · A$6,750≈ $4,699≈ £3,088≈ €4,180Sign up to see

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  1. Olive Cotton, Tea Cup Ballet (1935, printed 1998), 1935, silver gelatin photograph
    Tea Cup Ballet (1935, printed 1998), 1935
    Photograph
    27.5 x 21 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 79
    A$24,545≈ $17,559≈ £13,037≈ €15,033Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  2. Olive Cotton, Shasta Daisies (1937, printed 1998), 1937, silver gelatin photograph
    Shasta Daisies (1937, printed 1998), 1937
    Photograph
    29 x 24.5 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 80
    A$6,750≈ $4,829≈ £3,585≈ €4,134Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  3. Olive Cotton, Glasses, gelatin silver print
    Glasses
    Photograph
    12 h x 9⅞ w in (30 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 278
    $2,500≈ £1,854≈ €2,145Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Olive Cotton, i. Willows, two silver gelatin prints
    i. Willows
    Photograph
    11.9 x 9.3cm & 11.8 x 9.9cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 76
    A$1,400≈ $1,252≈ £767≈ €912Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$600–800View at Leonard Joel ↗
  5. Olive Cotton, Clarence Street, Sydney 1942, 1942, gelatin silver print, printed later
    Clarence Street, Sydney 1942, 1942
    Photograph
    31.5 x 30.3 cm (image); 45 x 39.2 cm (sheet)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 87
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Smith & Singer ↗

Olive Cotton photographs (5)

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