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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Monkey Looking at Numbers Passing By 1990
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1990
A$14,030 price realized incl. premium
≈ $10,305≈ £7,135≈ €9,060
Hammer A$11,500 · with buyer’s premium A$14,030
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Inscribed 'Monkey Looking at / Numbers passing by' lower left; signed and dated 'John Olsen / 90' lower right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 103 x 65.8 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Savill: The Private and The Public The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art (AU0805)
- Date
- May 10, 2016
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 118
- Estimate
- A$8,000 – A$12,000 (≈ $5,876 – $8,814) (≈ £4,069 – £6,103) (≈ €5,166 – €7,749)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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