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Drawing (ink)
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Frog Climbing
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 2008
A$2,500 hammer
≈ $1,767≈ £1,322≈ €1,529
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Colour Etching with Aquatint 12/40”
- Edition
- 12/40
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and inscribed in pencil
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 22x14.5cm (plate) 53x37.5cm (sheet)
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Australian & International Art (Sale 203) (203)
- Date
- March 22, 2026
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 45
- Estimate
- A$1,000 – A$1,500 (≈ $707 – $1,060) (≈ £529 – £793) (≈ €612 – €917)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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