Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Looking at Wildlife, 1975
Lithograph · ed. 12/25
Davidson Auctions · Jul 27, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Auction result
Displaced Mandrill
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1990
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$35,000 – A$45,000 (≈ $25,188 – $32,384) (≈ £17,064 – £21,939) (≈ €18,987 – €24,411)
Offered at Deutscher and Hackett and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour, and pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: John / Olsen title inscribed lower right: Displaced Mandrill
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 95.0 x 99.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (8-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 29, 2009
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 109
- Estimate
- A$35,000 – A$45,000 (≈ $25,188 – $32,384) (≈ £17,064 – £21,939) (≈ €18,987 – €24,411)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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