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Spanish Encounter 2
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1960
A$429,545 price realized incl. premium
≈ $312,515≈ £236,217≈ €265,609
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board (diptych)”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated upper right: John Olsen 60 signed and inscribed with title verso: John / Olsen / “Spanish” / “Encounter 2”
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 182.5 x 242.5 cm overall
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Twenty Classics of Australian Art + Important Australian and International Fine Art (62-twenty-classics-australian-art)
- Date
- November 11, 2020
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 17
- Estimate
- A$350,000 – A$450,000 (≈ $254,643 – $327,398) (≈ £192,474 – £247,466) (≈ €216,422 – €278,257)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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