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Lot 219 · Sotheby's W05705

Surging Waves

Julius Olsson

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,725–$2,588
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's W05705 · 30 November 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3350606
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Julius Olsson, Surging Waves. Sotheby's, 30 Nov 2005, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3350606.

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From the same sale Sotheby's W05705 · Nov 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Grand Tour George Clarkson Stanfield £4,000–£6,000
Portrait of John, Master of Elphinstone John Michael Wright £2,000–£3,000
Countess Weir, Devon Albert Moulton Foweraker, Rba £1,000–£1,500
Portrait of a Lady Henry Pickering £1,000–£1,500
Winter Cherries, Christmas Roses Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. £2,000–£3,000
Moonlit Landscape Algernon Mayon Talmage R.A., R.O.I. £1,000–£1,500

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Julius Olsson Breaking waves $4,399 Bonhams, Oct 2014
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Julius Olsson Sunset over the sea Bonhams, Mar 2025
Julius Olsson Sunset at sea Bonhams, Jul 2018
Julius Olsson The coast at dusk Christie's, May 2004
Julius Olsson Summer sea, Newquay Bonhams, Mar 2026
Julius Olsson Moonlit waters Christie's, Nov 2017

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