Works on Paper, 2000 - Numbers By Medium

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Spoonbills at the Coorong

Watercolour, gouache and pastel on paper, signed and inscribed lower left: Spoonbills at the Coorong/John Olsen, 95 x 99.5 cm
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Folio of Drawings for 'A Sliver of Time' 1980

Pen and ink on paper, signed and dated in frontispiece: John Olsen 1980, 14.5 x 24 cm
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Darter 1977

Pastel on paper, signed, dated and inscribed lower right: Darter 77/John Olsen, 59 x 41.5 cm
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Escaping Mouse

Pastel pencil and watercolour on paper, signed lower right; inscribed with title lower left, 69 x 101.5 cm
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Platypus

Watercolour, signed and dated 'John 01sen '81' lower right, 74.8 x 52.7 cm
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Potters Wheel

Oil and watercolour on board, signed, dated and inscribed with title 'John Olsen 711Potters Wheel' lower left, 57 x 78 cm
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Echidna Smelling Flowers

Watercolour and gouache, signed and dated 'John101sen/79' and inscribed with title 'Echidna Smelling Flowers' lower right, 55 x 74.5 cm
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Landscape with Two Moons

Watercolour and gouache, signed and dated 'John 01sen 72' lower right, 54.5 x 44 cm
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Morning Sun on Emu

Pastel, signed and dated 'John101sen/77' lower right, inscribed with title 'Morning Sun on Emu' centre right, 116 x 78.4 cm
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Improvisation on a Sound, 1973

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right in pencil, 'John Olsen 73' and inscribed 'Improvisation on a/sound/. . . /Sydney Opera House', 53.5 x 68 cm
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Central Australia Landscape Study

Watercolour and gouache on paper, signed 'J. O' lower right, 56 x 75 cm
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Adult Education

Ink on paper, signed 'John Olsen' and dated lower right, 54.5 x 43.5 cm
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Bird on a Branch

Watercolour, pastel and ink, signed and dated 'John Olsen 72' lower right, 32 x 48.8 cm
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Kangaroos

Pastel and watercolour, signed with initials 'JO' lower right and titled on gallery label affixed to the reverse, 74.2 x 54.5 cm
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Emus Watching

Pastel and watercolour, signed and dated 'John/Olsen 81' lower left, 80.5 x 59.5 cm
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Bush Letter from Home

Watercolour and pastel, signed 'John/Olsen' and inscribed with title lower left, 159 x 120 cm
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Two Emus and Egg

Pastel and watercolour, signed and dated 'John Olsen 81' lower centre, 80.5 x 60.5 cm
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Echidna Passing Flowers

Watercolour and pastel, signed and dated 'John Olsen 00' lower left and titled on the reverse, 62.5 x 57.5 cm
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Vervet Monkey and Mt. Kenya

Pastel on paper, signed and inscribed lower right: Vervet Monkey & Mt Kenya/John Olsen, 76.5 x 57 cm
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Frog: Caught Broome 1999

Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed dated and inscribed lower right: John Olsen 99 Caught/Broome, 38 x 27.5 cm
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Inscape - Broome 1999

Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed, dated and inscribed lower left: 'Inscape-Broome'/John Olsen 99, 155 x 121.5 cm
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In the Kitchen No. 2

Watercolour on paper, signed, dated '85 and inscribed with title lower left and lower right, 90 x 126 cm
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Rain and Pink-Eared Duck

Watercolour on paper, signed, dated '79 and inscribed with title lower right, 189 x 98 cm
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Pelicans

Watercolour, signed 'John Olsen' and dated '70 centre left, 53 x 72 cm
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Birds in Flight, 1969

Watercolour, signed 'John Olsen' and dated '69 lower right, 42 x 60 cm
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Predators

Pastel on paper, signed lower right, 40.5 x 55 cm
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Self Portrait - Man in the Bath

Ink and watercolour, signed, 27 x 38 cm
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Pelican

Gouache and ink, signed and dated ‘78, 46.5 x 32.5 cm
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A Collection of Works on Paper (33)

Most signed or inscribed with title (Wildlife, Landscapes and Portraits), various sizes
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Travelling Puppet Show

Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed and inscribed lower right: The Travelling/Puppet Show/John Olsen, 95.5 x 99.5 cm
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Dark Presage 1965

Gouache and pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right: John Olsen/65, 73 x 99 cm
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Dry Lake c. 1995

Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed and inscribed lower right: John Olsen/Dry Lake, 95.5 x 100 cm
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Life in the Lily Pond

Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed lower right: John/Olsen inscribed lower right: Life in the Lily/Pond, 99.5 x 94.5 cm
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Kenya

Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed and inscribed lower right: John/Olsen/Kenya, 100 x 96 cm
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Nude

Pastel on paper, signed lower right: John Olsen, 21.5 x 28 cm
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Tree Frog 1999

Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right: John Olsen/99 inscribed lower centre: Tree Frog, 40.5 x 27.5 cm
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Honey Possum c. 1986-87

Pastel on paper, signed lower right: John Olsen, 41 x 37.5 cm
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Escaping Mouse

Mixed media on paper, signed and dated 89 lower right, inscribed with title lower left, 79.5 x 103.5 cm
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Springtime, Clarendon, SA

Gouache on paper, signed and dated 69 lower right; bears title and date on the reverse, 34 x 22.5 cm
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Toward the Void No. 7

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated 1975 lower left, inscribed with title on the reverse, 99.5 x 117 cm
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Morandi

Watercolour and gouache, signed with initials and dated 'JO 87' lower left and inscribed 'working all his life on a few objects he found he could/dance on a pin's head', lower right, 76 x 57 cm
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Portuguese Man O' War

Crayon, signed and dated 'John Olsen/66' lower right, 49 x 64 cm
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Design for Tapestry, London

Watercolour and collage, signed and dated 'John Olsen 66' and inscribed with title lower right, 47.5 x 66.5 cm
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Tasmanian Tigers and Honeyeaters

Watercolour and gouache, signed and dated 'John Olsen/77' lower right and inscribed with title lower centre, 111 x 97 cm
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Man in the Bath

Watercolour, signed and dated lower left 'John Olsen '95', 26.5 x 37 cm
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Passing Wildflower and Honeyeaters

Watercolour and pastel, signed lower right: John Olsen, 64.5 x 61 cm
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Sea

Pencil, signed lower left 'John Olsen', 18 x 34 cm
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The Forgotten Australian - The Dead Sheep, 1993

Pastel and ink on paper, signed 'John Olsen', titled and dated lower right, 73 x 55 cm
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Peter Drawing and Drawing is a Very Serious Matter, 1981 (2)

Pen sketches, signed 'J. O.' and 'John Olsen', and dated lower centre, each 26.5 x 17 cm
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Predators

Pastel, signed with initials 'J. O.' lower right, 41 x 55 cm
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