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John Olsen - A life in pictures
Regarded as one of Australia’s greatest artists, John Olsen is best known for his oils and watercolours but had a talent for everything from tapestry design to ceramics.
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Portrait of Australian Artist John Olsen photographed at his studio in Bowral, in 2016.Credit:Nic Walker
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Chicken Noodle Soup by John Olsen, created in 2019.Credit:Ken REDPATH Photographer
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John Olsen working on a mural at his Southern Highlands home in 2013.Credit:Sahlan Hayes
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John Olsen, Lake Eyre - Birds Leaving documented in 2019Credit:John Olsen
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Artist John Olsen protests with some students at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, in 1953. Credit:supplied
![Clifton Pugh, Louise Olsen, John Olsen [in hat], and Timothy Olsen. with paintings they are exhibiting to raise funds for a State School in 1970.](https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_1296/t_resize_width/q_62%2Cf_auto/87904a1faafbb3e9cc552535f0f6ffa7fb9b1fa1)
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Clifton Pugh, Louise Olsen, John Olsen [in hat], and Timothy Olsen. with paintings they are exhibiting to raise funds for a State School in 1970. Credit:Dennis Bull
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Tim by Dad, 1966 by John Olsen John OlsenCredit:Docqment
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Artist John Olsen, daughter Louise Olsen, Valerie Strong and son Tim Olsen in a family photograph in Watsons Bay in the 1970's. A passionate man who described himself as “endlessly restless”, Olsen married four times.Credit:Supplied
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Artist John Olsen and wife Valerie Strong in Eygpt in 1978. A passionate man who described himself as “endlessly restless”, Olsen married four times.Credit:Supplied
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John Olsen's Love in the Kitchen, 1969. Credit:John Olsen
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John Olsen has won this years Archibald Prize with his self portrait, titled Janus Faced in 2005. Credit:Bob Pearce
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The Spanish Encounter, 1960 by John Olsen. Credit:John Olsen
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John Olsen, legendary Australian artist, reflects on career and upcoming exhibition of new works in 2019.Credit:Peter Braig
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Le Soleil, painted in 1965 by John Olsen.Credit:John Olsen
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Veteran artist John Olsen photographed in earlier days. Credit:Hugh Stewart
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auction at Menzies on June 23: John Olsen "Childhood by the Sea"Credit:Supplied
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Portrait of Sydney gallery owner Tim Olsen and his father, artist John Olsen, photographed at Johns home and studio in Glenquarry, NSW in 2020. Credit:James Brickwood
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The Bay and Tidal Pool, 1977 by John Olsen. Pic: Courtesy Sophie Olver and Christie JohnstonCredit:Andrew Curtis
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Iconic Australian artist John Olsen in 2015.Credit:Brendan Esposito