Aug 12, 2026 – 10.32amSydney’s Royal Hospital for Women has been gifted 34 artworks from gallerist Tim Olsen – including several by his late father, the renowned artist John Olsen – inspired in part by his late mother’s treatment at its oncology ward in 2011.The donation, which includes limited edition prints of signature John Olsen aquatic studies Barrenjoey - Popping Blue Bottles (2012) and The Blue Bottles Arrive (2019), and Nicholas Harding’s posthumously released masterpiece Melaleuca Lorikeet (2020), is one of the largest of its type to an Australian hospital.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
John Olsen works to brighten oncology after his family’s gift
The son of Australia’s greatest abstract expressionist has transformed the drab walls of Sydney’s Royal Hospital for Women.
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