Lot 161 · Art Contemporain (Vente du soir)
Earth Hold Portfolio including: Earth Hold; Earth Lock; Dragon Veins; I Had a Room; Cicada Singing; Black Cockatoo; Night Bird; Jessica's Poem; Cliffs; Forever the Snake; Morning Tide; Littorals
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- Estimate
- A$8,000–A$12,000 hammer ≈ $6,049–$9,073
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art Contemporain (Vente du soir), Paris · 22 August 2005
- Dimensions
- various sizes, largest P: 73 x 53 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5780960
- Record
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John Olsen, Earth Hold Portfolio including: Earth Hold; Earth Lock; Dragon Veins; I Had a Room; Cicada Singing; Black Cockatoo; Night Bird; Jessica's Poem; Cliffs; Forever the Snake; Morning Tide; Littorals. Christie's, 22 Aug 2005, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5780960.
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John Olsen, Earth Hold Portfolio including: Earth Hold; Earth Lock; Dragon Veins; I Had a Room; Cicada Singing; Black Cockatoo; Night Bird; Jessica's Poem; Cliffs; Forever the Snake; Morning Tide; Littorals. Christie's, 22 Aug 2005, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5780960.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain (Vente du soir) · Aug 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Page of a Love Letter | Brett Whiteley | A$25,000–A$35,000 | |
| Schwarzer Kopf | Georg Baselitz | €200,000–€300,000 | |
| Abstract with Figure | John Richard Passmore | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| The Curtain | NORMAN ALFRED WILLIAMS LINDSAY (1879-1969) | A$18,000–A$25,000 | |
| Oceania | SIR SIDNEY ROBERT NOLAN (1917-1992) | A$400–A$600 | |
| Dervish | Clement Meadmore | A$12,000–A$15,000 |
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