Lake Eyre, the Desert Sea 1978

JOHN OLSEN (1928-2023)

Lake Eyre, the Desert Sea 1978

watercolour and gouache on paper
106.0 x 75.0 cm; 139.0 x 103.5 cm (framed)
signed, dated and inscribed within composition: John/ Olsen/ L. Eyre the Desert Sea/ Barry Stern's/ Exhibiting/ Gallery/ April 1978

Provenance:
Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney
Private collection
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 13 March 2007, lot 62
Private collection, Sydney
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 August 2009, lot 70
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
John Olsen: Paintings and Drawings, Barry Stern Gallery, Sydney, 11-29 April 1978 (used as advertising material for this exhibition)
Selected Works by John Olsen, Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney, 16 March - 1 April 2006

Reference:
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Kylie Norton with cataloguing this work

Estimate: $35000 - 45000

Result Hammer: $40000

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