© Menzies — view on Menzies website ↗(Leaping Frog) 2004-05, 2004-05
Sculpture · ed. 11/14
Menzies · Aug 27, 2026A$56,455 ≈ $40,591 ≈ £29,886 ≈ €34,857Sign up free to see price
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Frog and the Lake 1976
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1976
A$12,273 price realized incl. premium
≈ $9,397≈ £7,478≈ €8,788
Hammer A$10,000 · with buyer’s premium A$12,273
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- Medium
- Engraving · Prints & multiples all engraving results →As published: “sugar lift and engraving”
- Edition
- edition of 60
- Signed / inscribed
- Edition: Artist's Proof (edition of 60); numbered, titled, signed and dated below image
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 27.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | February 2017 (17FEB)
- Date
- February 9, 2017
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 146
- Estimate
- A$3,000 – A$5,000 (≈ $2,297 – $3,828) (≈ £1,828 – £3,046) (≈ €2,148 – €3,580)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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