Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Looking at Wildlife, 1975
Lithograph · ed. 12/25
Davidson Auctions · Oct 12, 2026A$550 ≈ $384 ≈ £290 ≈ €342Sign up free to see price
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Dry Lake
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1995
A$45,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ $42,109≈ £27,685≈ €31,793
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and mixed media on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and inscribed lower right: John Olsen Dry Lake
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 95.0 x 100.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (14-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 28, 2010
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 57
- Estimate
- A$40,000 – A$60,000 (≈ $36,938 – $55,407) (≈ £24,285 – £36,428) (≈ €27,888 – €41,832)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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