Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗(Leaping Frog) 2004-05, 2004-05
Sculpture · ed. 11/14
Menzies · Aug 27, 2026A$56,455 ≈ $40,591 ≈ £29,886 ≈ €34,857Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Spider Monkeys (1990)
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1990
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$6,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $4,253 – $6,380) (≈ £3,295 – £4,942) (≈ €3,734 – €5,602)
Offered at Smith & Singer and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Inscribed 'Spider / Monkeys' lower left; signed and dated 'John / Olsen' lower right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 41.5 x 59 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0829)
- Date
- October 24, 2018
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 7
- Estimate
- A$6,000 – A$9,000 (≈ $4,253 – $6,380) (≈ £3,295 – £4,942) (≈ €3,734 – €5,602)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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