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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Sea
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1987
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: John Olsen 87 inscribed lower left: Sea
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 80.0 x 60.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (18-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- November 17, 2010
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 47
- Estimate
- A$16,000 – A$20,000 (≈ $15,629 – $19,536) (≈ £9,842 – £12,302) (≈ €11,593 – €14,492)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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