John Olsen
(Australia, England, Spain, Portugal 21 Jan 1928– )
- Title
- Emus by the lake
- Year
- 1975
- Media category
- Drawing
- Materials used
- charcoal, pastel on white wove paper
- Dimensions
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189.0 x 98.5cm sight
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r., charcoal "... / John Olsen/ 75".
- Credit
- Marshall Bequest Fund 1991
- Accession number
- 242.1991
- Copyright
- © John Olsen
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Drawing is a vital element of Olsen's oeuvre and the Gallery has over fifty drawings in the collection. 'Emus by the lake' is an exuberant drawing inspired by the miraculous abundance of life at Lake Eyre in South Australia following floods, an area visited by Olsen in 1974-75.
Australian Art Department, AGNSW, 2000
- Bibliography (4)
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Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Domain, 1997, 114 (illus.), 115. cat.no. 109
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Animals on paper - from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Sydney, 1992, illus.. cat.no. 57
Barry Pearce (Australia) (Author), Australian Artists, Australian Birds, North Ryde, 1989, 133 (colour). plate no. 114
Deborah Hart (South Africa; United Kingdom; Australia, b.1959) (Author), John Olsen, East Roseville, 1991, 147 (illus.). fig.no. 43
- Exhibition history (5)
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Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 05 Sep 1992–05 Oct 1992.
Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, 18 Dec 1992–24 Jan 1993.
Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, 01 May 1993–30 May 1993.
Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Grafton Regional Gallery, 11 Jun 1993–01 Aug 1993.
Australian drawings from the Gallery's collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Dec 1997–15 Mar 1998.
