Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Looking at Wildlife, 1975
Lithograph · ed. 12/25
Davidson Auctions · Oct 12, 2026A$550 ≈ $384 ≈ £290 ≈ €342Sign up free to see price
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Study For The Paella
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1981
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A$43,200 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and mixed media on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: John Olsen 81 inscribed lower centre: The Paella design for a tapestry 12' x 5'
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 103.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (1-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- May 10, 2007
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 78
- Estimate
- A$38,000 – A$48,000 (≈ $31,617 – $39,937) (≈ £15,910 – £20,097) (≈ €23,373 – €29,524)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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