Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Frog Climbing, 2008
Etching · ed. 12/40
Davidson Auctions · Mar 22, 2026A$2,500 ≈ $1,767 ≈ £1,322 ≈ €1,529Sign up free to see price
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Honey Eater
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023)
A$3,120 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,545≈ £1,264≈ €1,867
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed with initials lower right: JO
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 21.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (2-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- August 29, 2007
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 193
- Estimate
- A$1,000 – A$2,000 (≈ $816 – $1,631) (≈ £405 – £810) (≈ €598 – €1,197)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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