JOHN OLSEN
born 1928
Captain Dobbin 1973
Estimate $300,000 – $500,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DAVID CLARKE AO, SYDNEY
JOHN OLSEN
born 1928
Captain Dobbin 1973
oil and synthetic polymer paint on composition board
signed and dated 'John Olsen / 73' lower left
183 x 228.5 cm
- Lot Sold $330,000 (Hammer Price)
- $402,600 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Mr Norman Glenn, New South Wales, acquired from the above in May 1989
Feneley Fine Art Consultants, Sydney
Mr David Clarke AO, Sydney, acquired from the above on 28 June 2005
The Estate of the Late David Clarke AO, Sydney
Exhibited
First Biennale of Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, 23 November - December 1973, Sydney, no. 36
John Olsen, Atelier 72 Gallery, Adelaide, 11-30 March 1974
John Olsen, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 1975, no. 3, 'Captain Bobbin'
Literature
Anthony Winterbotham (ed.), The Biennale of Sydney, Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, 1973 (n.p.)
Deborah Hart, John Olsen, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991, cat. no. 74, pp. 119, 121 (illustrated), 214
Deborah Hart, John Olsen (rev. ed.), Craftsman House, Sydney in association with G + B Arts International, 2000, pp. 119, 121 (illustrated), 253
Specialists |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
AU0795 |
28 Apr 2015 |
Sydney
6.30 PM