JOHN OLSEN
CONTEMPORARY PRINT S
JOHN OLSEN ABOUT THE ARTIST
John Olsen (1928–2023) was one of Australia’s most significant painters, renowned for his sustained engagement with landscape as a dynamic and living system. Working across more than seven decades, Olsen developed a distinctive visual language that departs from literal representation to evoke the vitality, rhythms, and ecological complexity of the natural world, drawing extensively from the Australian environment .
“John Olsen is not an abstract artist; he is one of the great evocative painters His link to poetry is his other great strength. I feel he has been gifted in his ability to understand beauty and still praise the ugly, the uneven, the difficult His work also spans and masters many disciplines. A passionate collector once hailed him ' the Picasso of Australia', a patently throwaway remark , and yet effectively like Picasso he has mastered and never faltered in any of his chosen mediums. Even ceramics. The idiosyncrasy of his mark is inherent everywhere”. – Tim Olsen
John Olsen was awarded the Wynne Prize (1969, 1985), the Sulman Prize (1989), and the Archibald Prize (2005), and was recognised for his service to the arts with an OBE in 1977 and an AO in 2001 . His work is held in major public, private, and corporate collections throughout Australia
John Olsen
Butter, 2019
John Olsen
Broken Egg and Summer Landscape
limited edition fine art reproduction
LRG - 89.3 x 101.9cm, $2,600
XTR LRG - 109.3 X 124.9cm, $3,500
John Olsen
Falling Tree Frog
John Olsen
Fly
John Olsen
Frog Dance (Lakefield Sunset)
view of Frog Dance (Lakefield Sunset)
John Olsen Frog Spawn
view of Frog Spawn
71 x 51.5 cm image
86 x 60.5 cm paper
John Olsen
Frog Swimming, 2018
#26610
$3,300
John Olsen
Giraffes at Mt Kenya II
#28618
$3,200
christ bird
John Olsen Lake Eyre 1975 limited edition fine art reproduction XLRG - 116.8 x 109.5 cm, $3,500 LRG - 95 x 89.6cm, $2,850
John Olsen
Lilypond (Untitled), 2022 limited
65 x 65 cm image
77 x 75 cm paper
#32754
$2,500
John Olsen
Onkaparinga Hill, Blue Wren and Fox, S.A , 1999 limited edition fine art reproduction
LRG - 83 x 104cm, $2,800
EXL- 109 x 137cm, $3,500
view of Paella Marinara
John Olsen River in Flood, 2018
John Olsen
to Bathurst, 2019
Olsen
John Olsen
John Olsen Sturt Peas, Pilbara, 2018
John Olsen Tree Frogs
John Olsen
Lilypond
John Olsen
Wattle Pond, Bathurst 1977-78, 2019 limited edition fine art reproduction
75.5 x 80 cm image
88.5 x 91 cm paper
#28578
$3,000
LIMITED CONTEMPORARY PRINTS
LIMITED Contemporary Editions is the gallery ’s in-house print studio, dedicated to the production of fine art reproduction prints that celebrate the legacy of John Olsen alongside a curated selection of artists from the gallery ’s stable. The studio provides collectors and art enthusiasts with the opportunity to acquire high-quality limited edition works that reflect both artistic excellence and enduring cultural value.
Working in direct collaboration with John Olsen, as well as closely with selected contemporary and established artists, each edition is produced with meticulous attention to detail and colour accuracy. Each John Olsen piece is authenticated with a Kookaburra blind embossing, drawn by Olsen himself, ensuring its validity and connection to the artist . Through a rigorous colour-matching process, the studio faithfully captures the vibrancy, tonal nuance, and expressive character of the original works.
Printed on Hahnemühle photorag and using Japanese pigmented inks, every edition is produced to the highest conservation standards. Each work is authenticated through carefully considered editioning processes, ensuring its integrity, longevity, and connection to the artist ’s original vision. LIMITED Contemporary Editions stands as a commitment to craftsmanship, authenticity, and the continued evolution of the gallery ’s artistic program