John Olsen b. 1928

Also known as John Henry Olsen
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer ,
  • Artist (Ceramist)
John 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. He is an abstract artist whose 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.
Tags: Sydney abstraction, Art and food
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Citations

  • Hart Deborah (1991), 'John Olsen’.

  • Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape’.

  • Virginia Spate (1965), 'John Olsen’.

  • McGrath, Sandra & Olsen, John (1981), 'The Artist and the Desert’.

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References [<ExternalResource: Hart Deborah (1991), 'John Olsen'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>, <ExternalResource: Virginia Spate (1965), 'John Olsen'.>, <ExternalResource: McGrath, Sandra & Olsen, John (1981), 'The Artist and the Desert'.>] [<ExternalResource: Hart Deborah (1991), 'John Olsen'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>]
Related people
  • Flower, Mary (spouse of)
  • Klippel, Robert (friend of)
  • Rose, William (friend of)
  • Smith, Eric (friend of)
  • Lanceley, Colin (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (friend of)
  • Howley, John (associate of)
  • Mora, Mirka Madeleine (associate of)
  • Drysdale, Russell (friend of)
  • Strong, Valerie (spouse of)
  • Olsen, Jane (parent of)
  • Olsen, Tim (parent of)
  • Olsen, Louise (parent of)
  • Williams, Fred (associate of)
  • Hjorth, Noela Jane (spouse of)
  • Howard, Katherine (spouse of)
  • Storrier, Tim (associate of)
  • Hughes, Robert (associate of)
  • Hessing, Len (associate of)
  • Flower, Mary (spouse of)
  • Klippel, Robert (friend of)
  • Rose, William (friend of)
  • Smith, Eric (friend of)
  • Lanceley, Colin (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (friend of)
  • Howley, John (associate of)
  • Mora, Mirka Madeleine (associate of)
  • Drysdale, Russell (friend of)
  • Strong, Valerie (spouse of)
  • Olsen, Jane (parent of)
  • Olsen, Tim (parent of)
  • Olsen, Louise (parent of)
  • Williams, Fred (associate of)
  • Hjorth, Noela Jane (spouse of)
  • Howard, Katherine (spouse of)
  • Storrier, Tim (associate of)
Related works
  • Lily Pond, Cairns (creator of)
  • Spanish Encounter (creator of)
  • Lily Pond, Cairns (None)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, ,Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide (collected in)
  • Newcastle RegIon Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Ballery, Brisbane, Qld (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (collected in)
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