John Olsen (b.1928)

John Olsen is one of Australia's most significant and accomplished artists and is recognised for this both nationally and internationally for his energetic and distinctive art.

Olsen's name is widely associated with his exuberant and colloquial You Beaut Country series which firmly established his reputation in the early 1960s. He is also famous for his interpretation of Sydney harbour in his commission for the Sydney Opera House called The Salute to Five Bells undertaken in the 1970s.

Plants, birds and animals began to feature in his works during the 1970s and 80s when he travelled extensively across the country, giving new insights into Australia's regional and desert landscapes though he has always sought to capture a spiritual and universal dimension to the landscape and the natural world in his work.

Olsen has won many awards including the Archibald Prize in 2004 for his self-portrait, the Wynne Prize in 1969, and an OBE in 1977. His works are represented in the National Gallery of Australia and most state and regional galleries. His works are also held in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally.

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John Olsen
Belly Dancer
etching 12/20
45 x 30cm (image size)
75.5 x 56cm(paper size)
no.9988

John Olsen
Cat & Fish
etching A/P
11.1 x 17.5cm(image size)
38.1 x 28cm(paper size)
no.9972

John Olsen
Fish & Kettle 2002
Etching 10/30
11 x 20cm (plate size)
no.9583

John Olsen
Caring
etching A/P
8.1 x 9cm (image size)
38 x 28cm (paper size)
no.9974

John Olsen
Girl & Grasshopper
etching A/P
15.5 x 9.6cm(image size)
38 x 28cm (paper size)
no.9973

John Olsen
Bird & Grasshopper
etching A/P
6 x 8cm (image size)
38 x 28cm (paper size)
no.9971

John Olsen
Girl & Cicada
etching A/P
8.2 x 12.2cm (image size)
38 x 28cm (paper size)
no.9970

John Olsen
Paella
etching A/P
6.7 x 9.7cm (image size)
40.5 x 30.2cm (paper size)
no.9925

John Olsen
Lucio's 2003
etching 59/60
43 x 59cm (plate size)
56 x 76cm (paper size)
no.9924

John Olsen
Broome Camels
etching A/P
6.9 x 8.7 cm (image size)
38 x 28 cm (paper size)
no.9928

John Olsen
Gotcha
etching 28/60
24 x 19.8cm (plate size)
56.5 x 37.5cm (paper size)
no.9658

John Olsen
Insect
etching A/P
4.5 x 5.5cm (image size)
38 x 28cm (paper size)
no.9875

John Olsen
Cat and Mouse
etching A/P
8 x 8 cm (image size)
38 x 28 cm (paper size)
no.9874

John Olsen
Morning
etching A/P
8 x 11.5cm (image size)
38 x 28cm (paper size)
no.9873

John Olsen
Papegeno
etching 42/60
60 x 44cm
no.7734

John Olsen
Don't Kill that fly look, its wring its hands saying a prayer for you
etching 35/35
45 x 30 cm (image size)
75.5 x 52.5 cm (paper size)
no.9585

John Olsen
Emus at the Coorong 2005
etching 36/40
25 x 29cm (plate size)
no.9839

John Olsen
Girl and Fish
etching 19/30
15 x 25cm (image size)
52.7 x 37.3 cm (paper size)
no.9588

John Olsen
Girl and Sea Object
etching 19/30
15 x 25cm (image size)
52.7 x 37.3 cm (paper size)
no.9587

John Olsen
Comorants at the Barrage
etching 2/40
25.7 x 28.5 (image size)
56 x 38.5 cm (paper size)
no.9584

John Olsen
Penguin 2004
etching
25.5 x 28cm (plate size)
38 x 56cm (paper size)
no.9465

John Olsen
Dinner 2005
etching 4/35
23 x 14.5cm
no.9657

John Olsen
Picasso By The Sea 1994
etching 4/15
29.5 x 16cm (plate size)
no.9499

John Olsen
Three Graces 2006
Etching 29/35
31.5 x 45cm (plate size)
no.9066

John Olsen
Gypsy Caravan 1991
Etching 17/75
33.5 x 29.5cm
no.9065

John Olsen
Filleting 2004
Etching 18/20
13 x 19cm
no.9371

John Olsen
Artist and Fishbowl 2006
Lithograph 17/30
50.5 x 66.5cm
no.8449

John Olsen
Rainy Morning 2005
Etching 1/30
28.5 x 44cm (approx. plate size)
no.9586

John Olsen
The Quay 2003
Etching 23/30
43 x 59cm (plate size)
no.7884

John Olsen
Art World 2005
Etching 17/30
45 x 63cm
no.9589

John Olsen
Toad Fish 2004
Etching 9/40
11 x 14.5cm (plate size)
no.8450

John Olsen
Pelican 2005
Etching 23/40
20.7 x 14.8cm (plate size)
no.9592

John Olsen
The Gourmet 2003
Etching 11/40
25 x 20cm (plate size)
41 x 30cm (paper size)
no.8058

John Olsen
The Catch 2005
Etching 16/30
50 x 50cm (plate size)
80.5 x 60.5 (paper size)
no.7541

John Olsen
Hand & Watch 2000
Etching 26/30
23.5 x 26.5cm (plate size)
no.7253

John Olsen
Fish 2004
Etching 9/20
12 x 7cm
(plate size)
no.7118

John Olsen
Fish 2000
Etching 27/40
17 x 16cm (plate size)
no.8252

John Olsen
Heatwave 2001
Etching 8/30
16.5 x 26cm (plate size)
no.9340

John Olsen
Lifeclass 2001
Etching 12/20
26.5 x 14.5cm (plate size)
no.7123

John Olsen
Still Life II 2004
Etching 29/30
30cm diameter
no.6965

John Olsen
Octopus 2004
Etching 17/30
30 x 17cm (plate size)
no.9253

John Olsen
The Sea 2004
Etching 27/40
31 x 45cm (plate size)
no.9594

John Olsen
Waterfall
Etching 34/40
20 x 9.5cm (plate size)
37.5 x 26cm (paper size)
no.5676

John Olsen
Boy and Waterfall
Etching 39/40
25 x 18.5cm (plate size) 56.5 x 38cm (paper size)
no.6962

John Olsen
Spider Monkey and Apple, 2000
etching 32/40
30 x 22cm (plate size)
no.8026

John Olsen
Bird and Teapot, 2000
etching 27/50
20 x 16.5cm (plate size)
no.8573

John Olsen
Dragonfly & Frog 2005
Etching 31/45
12 x 18cm (plate size)
no.8456

John Olsen
Dragonfly
etching A/P
8 x 12.1cm (image size)
38 x 28cm (paper size)
no.9975
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Still Life I 2004
Etching
30cm diameter
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Fat Cat 2005
Etching
23 x 32cm (plate size)
37 x 53cm (sheet size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Feeding the Cats 2005
Etching
30.2 x 45.4cm (plate size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Scrub Turkey & King 1983
Etching
39.5 x 50cm (plate size)
56 x 75cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Outcamp 1996
Etching
45 x 60cm
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Camel 2004
Etching
7 x 8.8cm (plate size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Landscape with Hare
Etching
50 x 52.5cm (plate size)
80 x 60cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Mistaken Identity 2005
Etching
50 x 50cm (plate size)
80.5 x 60.5 (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
The Critic 2005
Etching
29 x 18.5cm (plate size)
53 x 37.5cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Frog and Hand, 2000
Etching
45 x 30cm (plate size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Waiting
Etching
12.5 x 18.5 cm(plate size)28 x 38 cm(paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Owl I
Etching
5.5 x 5.5cm (plate size)
33 x 24cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Owl II
Etching
6.5 x 6.7cm (plate size)
33 x 24cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Mating 2005
Etching
12 x 7.5cm (plate size)
37.5 x 26.5cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Frog 2004
Etching
7 x 6cm (plate size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Being Young 2000
Etching
29.5 x 24cm (plate size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Afternoon 2004
Etching
30cm diameter (plate size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
The Escape 2002
Etching
8.5 x 13cm (plate size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Mother and Child
Etching
52.5 x 50.5 cm (plate size)
57.5 x 76 cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen
Owl
Etching
4.5 x 2.5cm (plate size)
32.5 x 25cm (paper size)
currently unavailable

John Olsen (b.1928)

Page 1 Paintings & works on paper
Page 2 Graphics
Page 3 John Olsen's biography
Page 4 Interactive tutorial on printmaking processes, courtesty of MoMA
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