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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Spanish Encounter
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$300 – A$500 (≈ $205 – $341) (≈ £166 – £277) (≈ €194 – €323)
Offered at Davidson Auctions and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Offset Lithograph 79/100”
- Edition
- 79/100
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed edition published jointly by The Australian newspaper and Ibis Imprints, Sydney, in 1970
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 64x104cm (sheet)
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Christmas Fine Arts incl. Australian & International Art (Sale 162) (162)
- Date
- December 4, 2022
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 434
- Estimate
- A$300 – A$500 (≈ $205 – $341) (≈ £166 – £277) (≈ €194 – €323)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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