Lot 124
Tropical Rainshower 1978
lithograph, ed. 70/300
signed and dated lower right: John Olsen/ 78
titled lower centre
editioned lower left
55 x 74.5cm (sheet, reveal); 81 x 99cm (frame)
Estimate $800 - $1,200
Private collection, Melbourne
McGregor. K., John Olsen Teeming with Life: His Complete Graphics 1957-2005, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2005, p. 62, cat. no. 53 (illus., another example)
Other examples of this print are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; and Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2025
Prints and Multiples
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8778
6:00pm - 16 April 2025
Hawthorn
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Fri 11 - Sun 13 April, 10am - 4pm
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