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Photograph · ed. 204/300
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The Bicycle Riders
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1954
A$11,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ $11,831≈ £7,467≈ €9,431
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower left: John Olsen 1954
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 35.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (26-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- August 29, 2012
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 57
- Estimate
- A$4,000 – A$6,000 (≈ $4,151 – $6,227) (≈ £2,620 – £3,930) (≈ €3,309 – €4,964)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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