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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Frog Spawn
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1996
A$67,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ $45,737≈ £34,625≈ €41,141
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour, pastel and gouache on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed with title lower right: Frog Spawn / John Olsen ‘96
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 89.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (important-australian-international-fine-art-4)
- Date
- August 28, 2024
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 48
- Estimate
- A$45,000 – A$65,000 (≈ $30,491 – $44,043) (≈ £23,084 – £33,343) (≈ €27,427 – €39,617)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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