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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The Bridge
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023)
A$75,640 price realized incl. premium
≈ $58,737≈ £41,300≈ €47,414
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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 inscribed with title lower right: The Bridge / John Olsen
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 94.5 x 99.5 cm
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Fine Art + Indigenous Art (53-important-fine-art-indigenous-art)
- Date
- April 18, 2018
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 21
- Estimate
- A$45,000 – A$65,000 (≈ $34,944 – $50,474) (≈ £24,570 – £35,490) (≈ €28,208 – €40,745)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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