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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Sydney Nights
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1965
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A$60,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $55,597≈ £33,036≈ €40,142
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: JO 65
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 91.5 x 122.0 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (35-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 30, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 14
- Estimate
- A$40,000 – A$60,000 (≈ $37,064 – $55,597) (≈ £22,024 – £33,036) (≈ €26,761 – €40,142)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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