JOHN OLSEN (1928 - )
John Olsen OBE is arguably Australia’s most internationally reknown and decorated abstract painter. Olsen's exuberant paintings, which were first exhibited in Sydney in the 1950s, are often celebrations of Sydney, Majorca, marine life, good food and sunshine. His work remains grounded in the landscape or in evocations of poetry, a painter whose distinctive curvilinear style continually pays homage to the quality of a wanderingline. His work is represented in every Australian national gallery and he has been the subject of a number of monographs. He was awarded an O.B.E. for services to the Arts in 1977 and an Order of Australia (A.O.) in 2001.
"Frog Leaping" (1986)
limited edition colour lithograph, ed. 64/75
76 x 56cm
signed & dated '86 lower right
$4500
