Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Bird at the Window, 1953-54
Oil · Canvas
Leonard Joel · Oct 6, 2026A$20,000 ≈ $13,964 ≈ £10,559 ≈ €12,392Sign up free to see price
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Giraffes
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023)
A$31,250 price realized incl. premium
≈ $22,921≈ £17,168≈ €19,325
Hammer A$25,000 · with buyer’s premium A$31,250
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'John Olsen' lower left
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 61 x 71.1 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Art (AU0845)
- Date
- September 2, 2020
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 3
- Estimate
- A$25,000 – A$35,000 (≈ $18,337 – $25,671) (≈ £13,734 – £19,228) (≈ €15,460 – €21,644)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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