Lot 70
  • 70

John Olsen

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 AUD
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Description

  • John Olsen
  • LAKE EYRE, THE DESERT SEA
  • Signed and inscribed with title in image John/ Olsen/ L. Eyre the Desert Sea; inscribed with title and dated Barry Stern's/ Exhibiting/ Gallery/ April 1978 (lower right)
  • Watercolour and gouache on paper

  • 106 by 75cm
  • John Olsen - Lake Eyre the Desert Sea, Barry Stern Gallery, April 1978 (this work was used as the advertising image for this exhibition)

Provenance

Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
Australian + International Fine Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 13 March 2007, lot 62
Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above

Condition

There is slight yellowing around the edges of the paper and a faint horizontal crease across the top of the paper. The work is floated within the frame, showing all margins and is not laid down. The work is otherwise in good original condition.
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