Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Bird at the Window, 1953-54
Oil · Canvas
Leonard Joel · Oct 6, 2026A$20,000 ≈ $13,964 ≈ £10,559 ≈ €12,392Sign up free to see price
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Three Frogs
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · c.1989
A$61,364 price realized incl. premium
≈ $39,933≈ £32,116≈ €37,369
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: John Olsen
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 72.0 x 86.5 cm (sheet)
- Auction house
- Deutscher and Hackett
- Sale
- Important Australian + International Fine Art (78-important-australian-international-fine-art)
- Date
- April 24, 2024
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 46
- Estimate
- A$30,000 – A$40,000 (≈ $19,523 – $26,030) (≈ £15,701 – £20,935) (≈ €18,269 – €24,359)
- Source
- Auction house deutscherandhackett.com ↗Retrieved Oct 11, 2026
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