John Olsen

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Australian | 1928 - 2023

John Olsen was an Australian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1928. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Horsham Regional Art Gallery. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Linton & Kay Galleries, Subiaco have featured John Olsen's work in the past.John Olsen's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 16 USD to 738,885 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 738,885 USD for Seafood Paella, sold at Smith & Singer, Sydney in 2019. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 47,698 USD, while his sculptures have sold for an average of 14,946 USD.John Olsen has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Artist Profile in September 2025. The artist died in 2023.

Artist's alternative names: John Henry Olsen

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Featured for Sale

Paella

By John Olsen

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Wetlands

By John Olsen

Lawsons

Night Train and Owls

By John Olsen

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A Field of Wattles ,1981

By John Olsen

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Circus Day ,1961

By John Olsen

Bungle Bungle Ranges ,1983

By John Olsen

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La Fiesta for Making Sausages

By John Olsen

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Wetlands

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Paella

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La Fiesta for making sausages, Majorca

By John Olsen

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Entrance to the castle of life (Castelo de Vida - John Olsen

Entrance to the castle of life (Castelo de Vida ,1966

By John Olsen

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Teeming with Life ,2005

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Current Exhibitions

The Mack Jost Gift

Horsham Regional Art Gallery

Horsham | Australia

07 Dec, 2024 - 26 Jan, 2027

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Horsham Regional Art Gallery

Horsham | Australia

08 Mar, 2025 - 07 Mar, 2027

Past Exhibitions

Artist in Print

Linton & Kay Galleries, Subiaco

Subiaco | Australia

08 Aug, 2025 - 31 Aug, 2025

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Coverage

鈥� ..Olsen is renowned for his energetic painting style and his lyrical depictions of the Australian landscape and its life-forms... 鈥�
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Art Gallery of New South Wales

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