John Olsen
(1928 - 2023)
STUDY FOR THE PAELLA, 1981
watercolour and mixed media on paper
60.0 x 103.0 cm
signed lower right: John Olsen 81
inscribed lower centre: The Paella design for a tapestry 12' x 5'
Estimate:
$38,000 - $48,000
Sold:
$43,200 (inc. BP)
lot details
John Olsen (1928 - 2023)
STUDY FOR THE PAELLA, 1981
watercolour and mixed media on paper
60.0 x 103.0 cm
signed lower right: John Olsen 81
inscribed lower centre: The Paella design for a tapestry 12' x 5'
inscribed lower centre: The Paella design for a tapestry 12' x 5'
Provenance
Company collection, Melbourne until 1997
Art Galleries Schubert, Queensland
Private collection, Queensland from 1998
Related Works
The Paella 1981, hand woven tapestry, 145.0 x 360.0 cm, in Hart, D., John Olsen, Craftsman House, Sydney, 2000, p.175, pl.116 (illus.)