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Paradise rifle birds 2004

John Wolseley

lithograph, edition 13 (unframed). This lithographic print was published by the NGA and Australian Print Workshop for an exhibition in 2004. The page size is 76 x 56 cm, including text at the bottom 'Place Made, National Gallery of Australia, 31 January - 11 April 2004, 47cm x 39cm, AG203330

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John Wolseley
John Wolseley
Painter, printmaker and installation artist John Wolseley was born in Somerset, England. He studied at …
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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
Djudutjudumun – pardalote in termite mound 2021
John Wolseley
Djudutjudumun – pardalote in termite mound 2021
monotype, woodcut, etching, watercolour and chine-colle on paper, unique, 53cm x 39cm, AG502387
Mallee flow – desert wind
John Wolseley
Mallee flow – desert wind
multi-plate etching, edition 30, 30cm x 39cm, AG502389
$950
Djirrididi – forest kingfisher with scavenger moths and bombardier beetles 2021
John Wolseley
Djirrididi – forest kingfisher with scavenger moths and bombardier beetles 2021
etching and watercolour on paper, edition 40, 35.5cm x 47.5cm, AG502087
$1,800
Ant nest in a termite mound 2021
John Wolseley
Ant nest in a termite mound 2021
etching and watercolour on paper, edition 20, 23cm x 34cm, AG502088
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
$2,500
A collaboration of Beetles – Gifu to Australia 2019
John Wolseley
A collaboration of Beetles – Gifu to Australia 2019
monotype, etching and relief print on Mino Washi paper from Gifu, edition 1, 85cm x 64cm, AG501284, framed
$3,500
Mangrove tree branch with Teredo worm mollusc tunnels 2019
John Wolseley
Mangrove tree branch with Teredo worm mollusc tunnels 2019
unique relief print with worm engraved log on stand, 57cm x 104.5cm, AG112520
Balkpalk tree stems with longicorn beetle tunnels 2019
John Wolseley
Balkpalk tree stems with longicorn beetle tunnels 2019
unique relief print with beetle engraved logs on stands, 76cm x 52cm, AG112532
Audrey J keel fragment after ship worms 2019
John Wolseley
Audrey J keel fragment after ship worms 2019
woodblock relief print, 21cm x 51cm, AG112601
Yellow gum tree trunk from Maiden Gully with suspended drawing 2019
John Wolseley
Yellow gum tree trunk from Maiden Gully with suspended drawing 2019
tree trunk with graphite rubbing taken from the trunk, paper: 340 x 78cm, trunk:, 299cm x 23cm x 24cm, AG112531
Longicorn beetle engraving IV 2019
John Wolseley
Longicorn beetle engraving IV 2019
relief print found wood on Japanese tissue, 30.5cm x 40.5cm, AG112617
Longicorn beetle engraving III 2019
John Wolseley
Longicorn beetle engraving III 2019
relief print found wood on Japanese tissue, 30.5cm x 40.5cm, AG112616
Longicorn beetle engraving II 2019
John Wolseley
Longicorn beetle engraving II 2019
relief print found wood on Japanese tissue, 30.5cm x 40.5cm, AG112615
Beetle engraving I 2019
John Wolseley
Beetle engraving I 2019
relief print found wood on Japanese tissue, 30.5cm x 40.5cm, AG112614
101 Insect Life Stories No. 41: Whipstick Beetle 2017
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 41: Whipstick Beetle 2017
etching and relief print from found wood with chine-collé, edition 15, 19cm x 30cm, AG500849, framed
Coral pools, Cape Leveque 1984-2019
John Wolseley
Coral pools, Cape Leveque 1984-2019
watercolour and graphite on paper, 70.5cm x 101cm, AG112525, framed
$9,500
The clam that sank a thousand ships I 2019
John Wolseley
The clam that sank a thousand ships I 2019
linocut with chine-collé and ink on paper, edition 5, 70.5cm x 56cm, AG112528, framed
$2,150
Flotsam and jetsam, Sado Island, Japan 1989-2019
John Wolseley
Flotsam and jetsam, Sado Island, Japan 1989-2019
watercolour and pencil on paper, 56cm x 67.5cm, AG112527, framed
River meanders and billabongs – changing between 1889 and 2016 2018
John Wolseley
River meanders and billabongs – changing between 1889 and 2016 2018
etching printed on Japanese tissue floated on Fabriano rag paper with watercolour, edition 5, framed, 60cm x 80cm, AG112534, framed
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
$67,500
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
Windblown insects on the salt – Lake Tyrrell (for JC) 2018
John Wolseley
Windblown insects on the salt – Lake Tyrrell (for JC) 2018
etching chine-collé over watercolour, edition 10, 57cm x 68.5cm, AG112535
Beetlearium 2018-19
John Wolseley
Beetlearium 2018-19
cabinet with insectarium for housing beetles and their larvae, framed prints and four drawers containing prints and the logs from which they have been made, blackwood, eucalypt, plywood and horizontal scrub and relief prints. Cabinet designed and made by Linda Fredheim, 150.5cm x 35cm x 44cm, AG112482
Riddler 2019
John Wolseley
Riddler 2019
French oak champagne riddler with 30 beetle engraved branches, 149.5cm x 72cm x 85cm, AG112489
Whitakee wattle and grey-crowned babbler 2004
John Wolseley
Whitakee wattle and grey-crowned babbler 2004
carbonised wood and coloured pencil on paper, 57cm x 76cm, AG203803, framed
$6,500
After the Fire – Leaf surge 2003
John Wolseley
After the Fire – Leaf surge 2003
lithograph, edition 40, 33cm x 56cm, AG202343
$1,750
Clerodendrum in the monsoon rain 2016
John Wolseley
Clerodendrum in the monsoon rain 2016
watercolour and graphite on paper, 230cm x 140cm, AG111291
Isopogon frot Royal National Park 2002
John Wolseley
Isopogon frot Royal National Park 2002
watercolour and carbonised wood on paper, 70cm x 155cm, AG203062, framed
$14,500
101 Insect Life Stories No. 44: Fallen Warrior 2018
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 44: Fallen Warrior 2018
beetle engraved log and 31 graphite rubbings and relief prints from the log, 110 x 25 x 25cm, paper, 103cm x 191cm, AG500869
Study for, Yiriŋaniŋ Mawuka and Buwakul 2014
John Wolseley
Study for, Yiriŋaniŋ Mawuka and Buwakul 2014
watercolour and graphite on paper, 38cm x 57cm, AG308716
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
101 Insect Life Stories No.15: Beetle Umwelt IX 2015
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No.15: Beetle Umwelt IX 2015
unique relief print from found wood, chine-collé over watercolour, 17cm x 23cm, AG500858, framed
$1,750
Black Wattle 2018
John Wolseley
Black Wattle 2018
unique relief print with beetle engraved log (dimensions variable), 65cm x 89cm, AG500878
Lake Peddar 2018
John Wolseley
Lake Peddar 2018
unique relief print with Huon pine block (dimensions variable), 40cm x 46cm x 6cm, AG500868
Aponogeton Plants with Gerad’s Potamogeton 2018
John Wolseley
Aponogeton Plants with Gerad’s Potamogeton 2018
woodcut from Huon pine, edition 20, 59cm x 84cm, AG500846
Immanuel Kant’s Log 2016
John Wolseley
Immanuel Kant’s Log 2016
graphite rubbing from found wood with coloured pencil, edition 10, 35cm x 88cm, AG500845, framed
$2,500
Ganguri, Vine and Yam 2015
John Wolseley
Ganguri, Vine and Yam 2015
linocut and woodcut, edition 40, 162cm x 60cm, AG500847
$4,250
101 Insect Life Stories No. 2: The Longicorn Beetle 2015
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 2: The Longicorn Beetle 2015
relief print from found wood with etching, chine-collé over watercolour, edition 40 , 11cm x 58cm, AG500854, framed
$1,750
101 Insect Life Stories No. 22: Batesian Mimicry 2 2017
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 22: Batesian Mimicry 2 2017
relief print from found wood with etching, edition 20, 82cm x 14cm, AG500855, framed
101 Insect Life Stories No.16: Scolytus Destructor Beetle 2017
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No.16: Scolytus Destructor Beetle 2017
relief print from found wood with etching, edition 20, 82cm x 14cm, AG500842, framed
$1,750
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, framed $2,300, mounted
$2,085
101 Insect Life Stories No.7: Whipstick Cerambycid Beetle 2016
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No.7: Whipstick Cerambycid Beetle 2016
relief print from found wood, chine-colle over watercolour, edition 10, 18cm x 25cm, AG500848, framed
$1,500
101 Insect Life Stories No. 3: The Grey Box Longicorn Beetle 2016
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 3: The Grey Box Longicorn Beetle 2016
relief print from found wood, chine-colle over coloured pencil, edition 10, 15.5cm x 24cm, AG500850, framed
$1,000
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, framed
$1,500
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
$1,250
Far from New England’s Blustery Shore 2016
John Wolseley
Far from New England’s Blustery Shore 2016
graphite rubbing from found wood, edition 10, 32cm x 56cm, AG500862
Tadpole 2018
John Wolseley
Tadpole 2018
woodcut, edition 10, 40cm x 51cm, AG500843
101 insect life stories no. 42: Hard day’s night 2018
John Wolseley
101 insect life stories no. 42: Hard day’s night 2018
unique relief print from found wood, chine-collé over watercolour, 17cm x 53cm, AG500856, framed
$3,750
Yirriŋaniŋ, Mawuku and Buwakul, 2013
John Wolseley
Yirriŋaniŋ, Mawuku and Buwakul, 2013
woodcut from three blocks, edition 30, 96cm x 116cm, AG500733
$4,750
The Power of Movement in Plants – Dioscorides’ Yam with Leonardo’s Tree 2015
John Wolseley
The Power of Movement in Plants – Dioscorides’ Yam with Leonardo’s Tree 2015
watercolour, graphite, oil paint and plant material on paper, 235cm x 114cm, AG109641, framed
$40,000
Lagoon – Durabudboi River 2014-18
John Wolseley
Lagoon – Durabudboi River 2014-18
watercolour on paper, 227cm x 140cm, AG111236
101 Insect Life Stories No. 14: Kamarooka Grey Box Beetle 2017
John Wolseley
101 Insect Life Stories No. 14: Kamarooka Grey Box Beetle 2017
three relief prints from found wood, chine-collé over watercolour, edition 10, 53cm x 28cm, AG111294, framed $2,300, mounted
$2,080
Dhuŋguruk, Butjuwutju/Mona and Djitama – edible tubers of East Arnhem Land 2015-18
John Wolseley
Dhuŋguruk, Butjuwutju/Mona and Djitama – edible tubers of East Arnhem Land 2015-18
woodcut from King Billy Pine and watercolour on paper, edition 10, 118cm x 260cm, AG111298
From the embers – Leaf surge 2003
John Wolseley
From the embers – Leaf surge 2003
lithograph, edition 25, 33cm x 60cm, AG202342
$1,750
After the fire – seed flight 2003
John Wolseley
After the fire – seed flight 2003
lithograph, edition 40, 33cm x 60cm, AG202340
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
South flank of the dune 1993
John Wolseley
South flank of the dune 1993
lithograph, edition 45, 71cm x 95cm, AG200287
The red plum burns and draws the sea 2009
John Wolseley
The red plum burns and draws the sea 2009
monoprint (carbon frottage with etching), unique, 56cm x 76cm, AG205487
$1,750
Broom bush and hooded robin 2004
John Wolseley
Broom bush and hooded robin 2004
carbonised wood and watercolour on paper, 57cm x 76cm, AG203806, framed
$6,500
Dunes climbing a mountain 1993
John Wolseley
Dunes climbing a mountain 1993
lithograph, edition 50, 75cm x 90cm, AG200290
$3,000
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
$40,000
From the embers – seed flight 2003
John Wolseley
From the embers – seed flight 2003
lithograph, edition 25, 33cm x 60cm, AG202341
$1,750