Maria Olsen New Zealand, Australia, 1945-.
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About Maria Olsen
Born in 1947 in Christchurch, Maria Olsen studied at the Canterbury University School of Art. After working as a screen-printer for two years she spent two years from 1967 teaching art in Australia. Married to artist John Parry, she moved to Auckland in 1974 and began exhibiting her work regularly. She has travelled to USA, Europe and India. Olsen's work has ranged from drawing to painting and sculpture.
The total number of works by Maria Olsen offered for sale by auction since 1989 is 75, of which 38 (51%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $2,848 for Leyla and Majnun sold by Art+Object in September 2016. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022. Works by Maria Olsen are held by the Auckland Art Gallery and Museum Of New Zealand.
Maria Olsen is listed in the following standard biographical references:
- Germaine, Max. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1991. Page 344
- Gil Docking, with additions by Michael Gunn covering 1970-90. Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting, David Bateman Ltd., New Zealand, 1990 Page 230
- McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 188
- The Find New Zealand Artists web site: a database of artist names that directs researchers to the rich resources found in New Zealand's libraries, art society exhibition histories and published sources.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
Yes, eligible, subject to the artist satisfying the residency test. The artist is alive or has been deceased for less than 70 years. Contact the Copyright Agency for information on the residency test.
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