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Frog Jumps in 1999
Watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower left: John/ Olsen '99, inscribed lower right: Old Pond/ Ah!/ Frog Jumps/ in/ the Sound/ of/ Water, 119.5 x 79 cm
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Old Man by the Sea 1984; Jolly Koh on Ansett Flight, Sydney c. 1987 (2)
Watercolour, pastel, pen and ink on paper; pen and ink on paper, signed dated and inscribed lower edge: For dear John on his birthday 27. 9. 87 Sydney/ John Olsen/ Old man by the sea/ 84; signed with initials lower right: JO, inscribed on backing verso: Jolly Koh Two Framed Drawings, 21.5 x 29.5 cm; 8 x 8 cm each
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Monkey, 1970s
Ink, wash and pencil on paper, signed lower left 'John Olsen', 99.5 x 79.5 cm
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Still Life with Sea Objects
Watercolour and pastel, signed, dated and inscribed 'Still Life with Sea/objects/Governing a large state/is like cooking a small/'fish'/John Olsen 93' lower left; dedicated 'Especially for my/amigo Christian' lower centre, 95 x 100 cm
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Inland Lake
Watercolour and pastel, signed 'John/Olsen' lower right; titled 'Inland Lake' on label on the reverse, 79 x 88 cm
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Treefrog
Pastel, signed, dated and inscribed 'Treefrog/Mt Spee. /John Olsen 72' lower right, 28 x 31.5 cm
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Desert Flowers
Watercolour and gouache, signed, dated and inscribed 'Desert/Flowers/John/Olsen 76' lower right, 40 x 34.5 cm
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Dog Entering a Chinaman's Life
Watercolour and gouache, signed and dated 'John Olsen 85' lower right; inscribed 'Dog entering a/Chinaman's Life' lower left; dated and titled 'Dog entering a Chinaman's Life 1985' on gallery label on the reverse, 29.8 x 51.3 cm
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Tribal Elders
Watercolour on paper, signed and inscribed with title lower right, 35.5 x 34.5 cm
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Hopping Mouse
Watercolour on paper, signed and dated '78 lower right, 94.5 x 40 cm
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Lily Trotters
Watercolour on paper, signed, dated '75 and inscribed with title lower right, 53 x 32 cm
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Pelican
Gouache on paper, signed lower right with initials, 47 x 33 cm
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Pelican
Watercolour and gouache on paper, signed with initials lower right, 80 x 42 cm
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Drawing - Walking Down Victoria Street
Watercolour and gouache on paper, signed lower right; dated 1963 and bears title on the reverse, 55 x 76 cm
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Dragonflies and Frogs
Watercolour and pastel, signed 'John Olsen' lower centre; inscribed 'Dragon Flies (sic) and/Frogs' lower left, 92.5 x 96.7 cm
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Life in the Pool
Watercolour and gouache, signed 'John Olsen' and dated '86 lower left, 30.5 x 54 cm
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Frog Jumps In, 1999
Watercolour, signed and dated lower left, inscribed 'Old Pond Ah! Frog Jumps In - The Sound of Water' lower right, 121 x 80 cm
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Ruined Homestead 1981
Watercolour on paper, signed lower right: John/ Olsen/ 81, 55.5 x 75 cm
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Lunch at Lucios 1999
Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed, dated and inscribed lower right: Lunch at Lucios/ John Olsen/ 1999, 99 x 93 cm
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Honey Possum in Spring 2003
Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed, dated and inscribed lower right: Honey Possum/ in Spring/ John/ Olsen/ 03, 72.5 x 49 cm
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Wombat and Dingo
Watercolour and pastel, signed lower right, 43 x 39 cm
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The Finding of the Possum
Ink and pastel, signed with initials 'J.O.', dated '71' and titled lower right, 54.5 x 64.5 cm
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Shadows Over the River I
Watercolour and gouache on artist's card, signed and dated '77 lower right; bears title on the reverse, 44 x 54.5 cm
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Cats Drinking Milk
Watercolour and crayon on paper, signed and inscribed with title lower right, 75.5 x 54 cm
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Dog Entering a Chinaman's Life
Watercolour and gouache, signed and dated 'John Olsen 85' lower right, inscribed 'Dog entering a/Chinaman's Life' lower left; dated and titled 'Dog entering a Chinaman's Life 1985' on gallery label on the reverse, 29.8 x 51.3 cm
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Young Giraffe
Watercolour and pastel, signed and inscribed 'Young/Giraffe/John/Olsen' lower left; titled 'Young Giraffe' on gallery label on the reverse, 96 x 70 cm
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Cat
Watercolour and pastel, signed John Olsen lower right, signed, titled and dated 80 verso, 76 x 56 cm
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The Frog
Watercolour and gouache, signed John Olsen and dated 78 lower left, 50 x 40 cm
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The No-Good Boy-o
Pen and ink on paper, signed with initials lower right: J. O., 15 x 10 cm
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Improvisation on a Shell, Sydney Opera House 1973
Watercolour, pen and ink on paper, signed, dated and inscribed lower right: John Olsen 'Improvisation on a Shell'/ John Olsen 73/ Sydney Opera House, 54 x 69 cm
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The Cuisine of the Sun
Watercolour on paper (four panels), signed and inscribed lower left: 'The Cuisine of the Sun'/ John Olsen, 95.5 x 95 cm
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Man with His Pink Cat
Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed lower right: John/ Olsen, 19 x 25 cm
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Pond Life c. 1980
Watercolour and pastel on paper, signed with initials lower right: JO, 174 x 95.5 cm
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Cat Drinking Milk 1986
Watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower centre: John Olsen '86, inscribed lower left: 'For Nancy with love', 38.5 x 53 cm
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Nature Study
Ink on paper, signed with initials, 21 x 23.5 cm
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Kingfisher
Ink on paper, title inscribed and signed with initials, 27 x 28.5 cm
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Flower Study
Ink on paper, signed with initials, 17 x 17.5 cm
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Fish Feed
Watercolour and crayon, 32 x 30 cm
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Table Manners
Watercolour and crayon, 40 x 29 cm
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Monet's Kitchen
Watercolour and crayon, 32 x 35 cm
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