Lot 35
Brett Whiteley about to Pounce 1979
lithograph, ed. 61/100
signed and dated lower right: John/ Olsen 79
editioned lower left
65 x 50cm (sheet); 98.5 x 81cm (frame)
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
Print Council of Australia Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
McGregor, K., Teeming with Life: John Olsen: His Complete Graphics 1957-2005, Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2005, p. 83, cat. no. 104 (illus., another example)
Other examples of this print are held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; and Deakin University Art Gallery, Victoria.
© John Olsen/Copyright Agency, 2025
Prints and Multiples
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6:00pm - 3 December 2025
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