Lake Alexandrina and Dirt Roads 1997-98

JOHN OLSEN (1928-2023)

Lake Alexandrina and Dirt Roads 1997-98

oil on canvas
199.0 x 183.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: John/ Olsen/ 97-98
signed and inscribed on stretcher verso: Dirt Roads & Lake/ John/ Olsen

Provenance:
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
John Olsen: Recent Work 1995-1998, Olsen Carr Art Dealers, Sydney, 7-25 April 1998, cat.13 (illus. exhibition catalogue)
John Olsen, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 2-26 June 1999
Australian Painting: Federation Edition, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 16 May - 17 June 2001, cat.27 (illus. exhibition catalogue)

Reference:
Auty, G., 'Grasping the Subject', The Weekend Australian, 11-12 April 1998
Hart, D., John Olsen, Craftsman House, Sydney, 2000, p.234
McGregor, K. & Zimmer, J., John Olsen: Journeys into the 'You Beaut Country', Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2007, p.315 (illus. pp.200-201)

Estimate: $250000 - 350000

Result Hammer: $225000

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