Aboriginal Child Writing c1983

JOHN OLSEN born 1928

Aboriginal Child Writing c1983

gouache and pastel on paper
22.0 x 22.0 cm
signed on backing verso: John Olsen

Provenance:
The Christensen Fund, Perth (label attached verso)
Christie's, Melbourne, 27 April 1999, lot 303
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:
The Land Beyond Time: Paintings and Drawings by John Olsen, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (illus. exhibition catalogue, p.14, pl.1) (loan label attached verso)

Reference:
Olsen, J., et al, The Land Beyond Time, Macmillan, Melbourne, 1984, p.249. (accompanied by book)

Estimate: $4500 - 6500

Result Hammer: $4000