Margaret Olley's final artworks go on show

Margaret Olley's final artworks go on show The last works renowned artist Margaret Olley completed before her death will go on exhibit in Sydney tonight. He says the works are very recognisably Olley's work. "The flower pieces, the tables with objects, pots, lampshades, tablecloths, interiors," Mr Pearce said. "But the painting style has changed a little bit. Most of the paintings have already been sold, but one of the few still for sale has a price tag of $440,000. The show features 27 new works which feature recognisable objects from Olley's home studio, including flowers and other interiors. Curator Barry Pearce says there has been an immediate escalation in price after Olley's death, but their value will only continue to rise. There's no more work coming out of her studio, out of her house," he said. It's a lot more vigorous than a few of her previous shows and I think that's due to the type of amazing speed and energy she put into them. "Because now there's a finite, a finiteness to the work. " The proceeds from the show will go to a trust set up by the artist and also towards the new Margaret Olley Art Centre at Murwillumbah on the far north coast of New South Wales. Margaret Olley's final artworks go on show Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 01/03/2012