Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Bird at the Window, 1953-54
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By The Sea
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1987
A$12,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $9,156≈ £6,854≈ €8,205
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and titled lower right: by the sea/ John Olsen/ 87
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 77 x 58.5cm
- Auction house
- Leonard Joel
- Sale
- Fine Art (LJ8136) (LJ8136)
- Date
- September 6, 2016
- Location
- 333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141, Australia
- Lot
- 21
- Estimate
- A$12,000 – A$18,000 (≈ $9,156 – $13,734) (≈ £6,854 – £10,282) (≈ €8,205 – €12,308)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.leonardjoel.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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