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Great Desert Skink emerges from its long winter sleep

John Wolseley

watercolour and charcoal
on paper, 56cm x 152cm, AG504345, framed
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John Wolseley
John Wolseley
Since moving to Australia in 1978, John Wolseley has immersed himself in the landscape, an …
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Forest Kingfisher with symbiotic moths and beetles 2025
John Wolseley
Forest Kingfisher with symbiotic moths and beetles 2025
etching, edition 20, 35cm x 28.5cm, AG504688
101 Insect Life Stories No. 14:
Kamarooka Grey Box Beetle 2019
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 14:
Kamarooka Grey Box Beetle 2019
three relief prints from found
wood, chine-collé
over watercolour, edition 10, 53cm x 28cm, AG111294
Birdsongs of Central Australia: Chestnut-rumped Heathwren 2005
John Wolseley
Birdsongs of Central Australia: Chestnut-rumped Heathwren 2005
carbonised wood, pencil on paper, 56cm x 76cm, AG504682, framed
Palimpsest of desert tracks – 
Burrowing Bettong, Hare Wallaby, Brush-tailed Mulgara, Bilby and Great Desert
Skink 2024-25
John Wolseley
Palimpsest of desert tracks – 
Burrowing Bettong, Hare Wallaby, Brush-tailed Mulgara, Bilby and Great Desert
Skink 2024-25
watercolour, charcoal and graphite on paper, 56cm x 76cm, AG504680, framed
Burrowing Bettongs by their Burrows – Newhaven, NT 2024
John Wolseley
Burrowing Bettongs by their Burrows – Newhaven, NT 2024
watercolour on paper, 56cm x 76cm, AG504675, framed
$8,500
Palimpsest of tracks and spoors; Watikinpirri – Warrarna, Mirnirra, Nini, and Wirlana 2024
John Wolseley
Palimpsest of tracks and spoors; Watikinpirri – Warrarna, Mirnirra, Nini, and Wirlana 2024
charcoal, watercolour and graphite on paper, 56cm x 76cm, AG504674, framed
The Dune remains the same, only the margin changes 1992-93
John Wolseley
The Dune remains the same, only the margin changes 1992-93
lithograph, printed in colour from multiple plates; overlaid on two sheets of paper, edition 45, 64cm x 96cm, AG504670, unframed
$2,750
All Time – Wind conceals and reveals 1992-93
John Wolseley
All Time – Wind conceals and reveals 1992-93
lithograph, printed in colour from multiple plates; overlaid on two sheets of paper, edition 45, 64cm x 96cm, AG504669, unframed $2,750, framed
$3,250
Termitaria Indwelling V 2024
John Wolseley
Termitaria Indwelling V 2024
watercolour and linocut on paper, edition 5, 176cm x 97cm, AG504668, unframed $9,500, framed
$11,500
Cryptic Mimicry of the Moritz’s Leaf-tailed Gecko 2024
John Wolseley
Cryptic Mimicry of the Moritz’s Leaf-tailed Gecko 2024
watercolour and relief print on Gampi and Arches paper, 78cm x 87cm, AG504662, framed
$18,500
Ngurra – Dwelling; Great Desert Skink – Watikinpirri 2024
John Wolseley
Ngurra – Dwelling; Great Desert Skink – Watikinpirri 2024
watercolour and graphite on paper, 56cm x 76cm, AG504582, framed
$8,500
Tree-creepers of the Banyena River 2023-24
John Wolseley
Tree-creepers of the Banyena River 2023-24
etching (monochrome edition), edition variable 20, 47.5cm x 35.5cm, AG504500
$950
Life world of the longicorn beetle 2016
John Wolseley
Life world of the longicorn beetle 2016
woodcut from found log and etching on chine-collé with watercolour on Gampi, Mulberry and Arches paper, edition 25, 36cm x 30cm, AG504358
Burrowing bettongs return to Watikinpirri – Newhaven 2024
John Wolseley
Burrowing bettongs return to Watikinpirri – Newhaven 2024
etching, edition variable 30, 26cm x 33.5cm, AG504497, unframed $1,250, framed
$1,500
Lustful bettongs returning to Watikinpirri – Newhaven I 2024
John Wolseley
Lustful bettongs returning to Watikinpirri – Newhaven I 2024
etching, edition 40, 39.5cm x 59cm, AG504496
$1,100
Lustful bettongs returning to Watikinpirri – Newhaven II 2024
John Wolseley
Lustful bettongs returning to Watikinpirri – Newhaven II 2024
etching, edition 40, 39.5cm x 59cm, AG504495, unframed $1,100, framed
$1,500
Aphrodisiac morels and the Veiled Lady Fungus 2024
John Wolseley
Aphrodisiac morels and the Veiled Lady Fungus 2024
etching, chine-collé and watercolour, edition 40, 39.5cm x 32cm, AG504138, unframed $1,100, framed
$1,400
Burrowing bettong by its warren in the calcrete rocks 2024
John Wolseley
Burrowing bettong by its warren in the calcrete rocks 2024
etching and watercolour, edition variable 30, 31cm x 39.5cm, AG504101, unframed $1,750, framed
$2,100
Veiled lady fungae – Eungella 2024
John Wolseley
Veiled lady fungae – Eungella 2024
etching and watercolour, edition variable 40, 20cm x 31.5cm, AG504100
$1,250
The Bilby returns – Great Sandy Desert 2024
John Wolseley
The Bilby returns – Great Sandy Desert 2024
woodcut, etching, chine-collé and watercolour, edition variable 30, 32cm x 39.5cm, AG504102, unframed
$1,750
Tree-creepers of the Banyena River 2024
John Wolseley
Tree-creepers of the Banyena River 2024
woodcut, etching, chine-collé and watercolour, edition variable 30, 47.5cm x 35.5cm, AG504099
$2,750
Termitaria: Indwelling III – Tree wood termite mound with forest kingfisher 2020-21
John Wolseley
Termitaria: Indwelling III – Tree wood termite mound with forest kingfisher 2020-21
woodcut, linocut, etching, graphite frottage and watercolour on cotton, Mino wash and Gampi paper, unique, 204.5cm x 100cm, AG503970
$47,500
Termitaria: Indwelling II – The eusocial life of arboreal termite nests with pardalotes and golden shouldered parrots 2020-21
John Wolseley
Termitaria: Indwelling II – The eusocial life of arboreal termite nests with pardalotes and golden shouldered parrots 2020-21
woodcut, linocut, etching, graphite frottage and watercolour on cotton, Mino wash and Gampi paper, 204.5cm x 102cm, AG503969
$45,000
Termitaria: Indwelling I – Interior of an Arnhem land termite mound with fungus gardens, nursery galleries and the royal cell 2020-21
John Wolseley
Termitaria: Indwelling I – Interior of an Arnhem land termite mound with fungus gardens, nursery galleries and the royal cell 2020-21
woodcut, linocut, etching, graphite frottage and watercolour on cotton, Mino wash and Gampi paper, 205cm x 180.5cm, AG503968, framed
$75,000
Volcan Llaima with Chilean and Australian Araucarias 1994-96
John Wolseley
Volcan Llaima with Chilean and Australian Araucarias 1994-96
watercolour on paper, 57cm x 223.5cm, AG203802, framed
$55,000
Amen to the Australian coastline I&II 1980
John Wolseley
Amen to the Australian coastline I&II 1980
etching, edition 30, 37cm x 42cm, AG200294
$2,250
Cassowary concertina 2004
John Wolseley
Cassowary concertina 2004
carbonised wood and watercolour on folded paper, 38cm x 270cm x 18cm, AG203543, framed
$55,000
Ant nest in a termite mound 2023
John Wolseley
Ant nest in a termite mound 2023
etching (monochrome edition), edition 25, 23cm x 34cm, AG115126
Australasian Grebes on the Witjibar River with lacustrine insects 2018-22
John Wolseley
Australasian Grebes on the Witjibar River with lacustrine insects 2018-22
etching (monochrome edition), edition 20, 58cm x 45cm, AG114939, unframed $1,950, framed
$2,200
Midnight sounds of moths and Iris, Malta 1969
John Wolseley
Midnight sounds of moths and Iris, Malta 1969
etching, printed 2001, edition 20, 26.5cm x 33.5cm, AG114949, framed $1,550
$1,250
Mallee drift – desert wind 2004-21
John Wolseley
Mallee drift – desert wind 2004-21
two colour etching and watercolour with chine-collé, edition 30, 30cm x 39cm, AG202519, framed $2,200
$1,850
The aphrodisiac territories of the Veiled Lady Fungus 2022
John Wolseley
The aphrodisiac territories of the Veiled Lady Fungus 2022
deep bite etching with Gampi overlay, unique, 32cm x 40cm, AG114981
$1,850
Dabchick family on the Banyena River 2022
John Wolseley
Dabchick family on the Banyena River 2022
etching and watercolour, edition 40, 37.5cm x 45cm, AG114940, framed $2,650
$2,250
Mayfly hatch with Pale Morning Duns, Blue-winged Olives, Green Drakes and Caddis Flies 2018-22
John Wolseley
Mayfly hatch with Pale Morning Duns, Blue-winged Olives, Green Drakes and Caddis Flies 2018-22
etching (monochrome edition), edition 20, 58cm x 45cm, AG502996
$2,250
Australasian Grebes on the Witjibar River with lacustrine insects 2018-22
John Wolseley
Australasian Grebes on the Witjibar River with lacustrine insects 2018-22
etching and watercolour, edition 15, 58cm x 45cm, AG502992, unframed
$2,750
Mayfly hatch with Pale Morning Duns, Blue-winged Olives, Green Drakes and Caddis Flies 2018-22
John Wolseley
Mayfly hatch with Pale Morning Duns, Blue-winged Olives, Green Drakes and Caddis Flies 2018-22
etching and watercolour, edition 15, 58cm x 45cm, AG502995
$2,750
Musk lorikeet I – Whipstick Forest 2006
John Wolseley
Musk lorikeet I – Whipstick Forest 2006
watercolour on paper, 34cm x 75.5cm, AG311135, framed
$7,250
Burros de los Encantados 1971
John Wolseley
Burros de los Encantados 1971
etching, edition 30, 11.5cm x 13.5cm, AG501049
$750
Three Spanish postcards c. 1974
John Wolseley
Three Spanish postcards c. 1974
etching, edition AP2, 40cm x 21.5cm, AG200299
$1,500
Mallee flow – desert wind
John Wolseley
Mallee flow – desert wind
multi-plate etching, edition 30, 30cm x 39cm, AG502389
Sea wrack with turtle shell and dugong bone – Baniyala 2009
John Wolseley
Sea wrack with turtle shell and dugong bone – Baniyala 2009
etching (monochrome), edition 30, 49.5cm x 61cm, AG501258
Elegy for the coral reefs and the mangroves of the Arafura Sea 2019
John Wolseley
Elegy for the coral reefs and the mangroves of the Arafura Sea 2019
watercolour, graphite, collaged woodblock prints and mangrove branch rubbings on paper with mangrove branches, 151cm x 372cm, AG112519, framed
Black wattle tree trunk from Sawpit camp with suspended drawing 2019
John Wolseley
Black wattle tree trunk from Sawpit camp with suspended drawing 2019
tree trunk with graphite rubbing, paper: 253 x 48 cm, trunk:, 236cm x 24cm x 12cm, AG112490
$15,000
101 Insect Life Stories No. 40: Coleoptera 2017
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 40: Coleoptera 2017
etching with watercolour (coloured), edition 15, 20cm x 29cm, AG500844
$2,750
Ganguri, Vine and Yam 2015
John Wolseley
Ganguri, Vine and Yam 2015
linocut and woodcut, edition 40, 162cm x 60cm, AG500847, framed
$5,150
101 Insect life stories no. 13: Ur-Beetle 2015
John Wolseley
101 Insect life stories no. 13: Ur-Beetle 2015
relief print from found wood, chine-collé over watercolour, edition 20, 38cm x 33cm, AG500851
101 Insect Life Stories No. 6: Whipstick Cockroach 2016
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 6: Whipstick Cockroach 2016
two relief prints from found wood over coloured pencil, edition 10, 19cm x 30cm, AG500861, framed $1,500, mounted
$1,350
101 Insect Life Stories No. 18: Ironbark Coleoptera 2015
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 18: Ironbark Coleoptera 2015
graphite rubbing from found wood, edition 5, 23cm x 33cm, AG500860
101 Insect Life Stories No. 40: Coleoptera 2017
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 40: Coleoptera 2017
etching with watercolour (monochrome), edition 15, 19cm x 30cm, AG500857
Yirriŋaniŋ, Mawuku and Buwakul, 2013
John Wolseley
Yirriŋaniŋ, Mawuku and Buwakul, 2013
woodcut from three blocks, edition 30, 96cm x 116cm, AG500733
$4,750
From the embers – Leaf surge 2003
John Wolseley
From the embers – Leaf surge 2003
lithograph, edition 25, 33cm x 60cm, AG202342
After the fire I – The fresh earth beams forth ten thousand springs of life – (Blake) 2003
John Wolseley
After the fire I – The fresh earth beams forth ten thousand springs of life – (Blake) 2003
lithograph, edition 25, 33cm x 116cm, AG202344
$3,950
The Power of Movement in Plants – Dioscorides’ Yam with Darwin’s Diagram 2015
John Wolseley
The Power of Movement in Plants – Dioscorides’ Yam with Darwin’s Diagram 2015
watercolour, oil paint and linocut on paper, 234cm x 114cm, AG109642, framed
From the embers – seed flight 2003
John Wolseley
From the embers – seed flight 2003
lithograph, edition 25, 33cm x 60cm, AG202341
$1,750