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- Lake Eyre in December, 1978
John Olsen
Lake Eyre in December, 1978
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 AUD
Price realised: 2.030 AUD
Price realised: 2.030 AUD
Description
John Olsen (born 1928)
Lake Eyre in December, 1978
numbered, titled, signed and dated below image: '56/75 L. Eyre in December John Olsen 78'
Druckma Press print workshop blindstamp lower right 'dp'
lithograph, edition 56 of 75
75.0 x 55.0cm (29 1/2 x 21 5/8in).
Lake Eyre in December, 1978
numbered, titled, signed and dated below image: '56/75 L. Eyre in December John Olsen 78'
Druckma Press print workshop blindstamp lower right 'dp'
lithograph, edition 56 of 75
75.0 x 55.0cm (29 1/2 x 21 5/8in).
Upper estimate price exceeded by 69 %.
The work Lake Eyre in December, 1978 by John Olsen was sold in the Important Australian Art auction at Bonhams in Sydney in November last year. The »bidding war« ended at AUD 2,029.50 (€ 1,320.56), 69% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Olsen achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Lily Pond at Humpty-Doo, 2004 in May last year with an auction result of AUD 369,000.00 (€ 343,863.57).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 69 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Lake Eyre in December, 1978 von John Olsen wurde im November letzten Jahres in der Auktion Important Australian Art bei Bonhams in Sydney versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von AUD 2.029,50 (€ 1.320,56) und damit 69% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Olsen erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Lily Pond at Humpty-Doo, 2004 im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 369.000,00 (€ 343.863,57).