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- Estimate
- A$200,000–A$300,000 hammer ≈ $151,524–$227,286
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Australian Art · 28 August 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3466174
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Olsen, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN VICTORIA STREET. Sotheby's, 28 Aug 2006, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3466174.
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John Olsen, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN VICTORIA STREET. Sotheby's, 28 Aug 2006, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3466174.
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From the same sale Important Australian Art · Aug 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure 1 (Re. Europe) | Matthys Gerber | A$10,000–A$15,000 | |
| Lovers in a Gully | Arthur Boyd | A$30,000–A$40,000 | |
| Mount Wellington | Haughton Forrest | A$14,000–A$18,000 | |
| Kelly | Sidney Nolan | A$700,000–A$900,000 | |
| Modern Olympia | Bryan Westwood | A$10,000–A$15,000 | |
| Cantata Vivace No. 21 | Yvonne Audette | A$20,000–A$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Olsen | Holiday by the Sea, The Blue Bottles Arrive, 1993 | $198,551 | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | |
| John Olsen | Lily Pond at Humpty-Doo, 2004 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| John Olsen | Bird in a Landscape | Sotheby's, Aug 2008 | ||
| John Olsen | Monet's Kitchen, 2002 | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| John Olsen | Mallee Road to Nhill, 1981 | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Sidney Nolan | Shot (Kelly), c.1991 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| John Olsen | Landscape and Night Heron | Christie's, Aug 2004 | ||
| John Olsen | El amoladar (The tinker) 1986 | Bonhams, Jun 2013 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.