She was a successful painter and subject. There is a universality in Olley's oeuvre that touches a chord with so many.A thing I love about Margaret Olley is that she said the painter was never finished.

Lot 8: MARGARET OLLEY (1923-2011) - Yellow Tablecloth with Cornflowers 2007 multi-plate coloured etching, Artist's Proof from an edition of...Lot 9: MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 Yellow Room, Evening (1995) oil on composition boardLot 12: MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 Woodman's House 1948 oil on pulpboard 44 x 64 cmLot 21: MARGARET OLLEY (1923-2011) Anemones and Pears 2005

Her pictures could have been painted in almost any decade from 1880 onward, and she could have gone on painting them tomorrow if time had permitted. Margaret Olley, one of Australia’s best known artists, has died at her home in Sydney. Lot 15: MARGARET OLLEY (1923 - 2011), Decorative Offset Lithograph, Title: Ranunculus and PearsLot 10: Margaret Olley 1923-2011 YELLOW TABLECLOTH WITH CORNFLOWERS (1995) oil on composition board Lot 4: MARGARET OLLEY, BUSH LEMONS IN A BLACK BASKET, c.1982Lot 5: § MARGARET OLLEY 1923-2011 Basket of Mandarins 1965 oil on composition board 61 x 76 cmframe: original, maker unknown, SydneyLot 1: MARGARET OLLEY, Collection of Paints as Recovered from Margaret Olleys Personal StudioLot 8: § Margaret Olley 1923-2011 BRIOCHE AND PLUMBAGO (1982) oil on composition board She was great friends with the likes of William Dobell, I would like to associate myself with the tributes that have been paid to this great Australian by honourable members, including the member for Hotham, the member for Wentworth and, particularly, the member for She was also extraordinarily generous, and other members have spoken about this. Capon in his tribute said 'she was one of the most if not the most unforgettable people I have ever met.' Lot 9: Margaret Olley 1923-2011 YELLOW ROOM, AFTERNOON (1990) oil on boardLot 6: A framed decorative print by Margaret Olley "Ranunculus and Pears" 73cm x 87cmLot 15: MARGARET OLLEY (1923-2011) Cannas 1960 oil on board Fine aesthetic sense: Margaret Olley. There were many at GOMA today, to sing her praises, not least two of her very good friends, Quentin Bryce and Philip Bacon, who spoke about her with much affection and admiration. Log In Prolific, free-spirited and much-loved artist Margaret Olley has died at her home in Sydney's Paddington, which has long been the subject of her many paintings. The delight in colour, as Capon said. Sellers and participating auction houses. In addition to gifting the works of such luminaries as Picasso, Cezanne and Degas, worth literally millions of dollars, she encouraged struggling artists by buying their paintings to donate to galleries to help build the artists' portfolios.

Thank you for what you have done for my life. Artists To sing the praises of Miss Margaret Olley . Although technically born in New South Wales, Margaret Olley grew up in our state of Queensland, where we claim her and where her talent was first recognised during her time at At the same, she was someone who quite clearly had a vision to paint what she saw and what she loved.

She was a true artist, where something was always ready to be done—something more could be added.She is represented widely in galleries around Australia, including, I am pleased to see, in the Lismore Regional Gallery close to where she was born. She used to go and stay in his apartment and paint, because there is a beautiful view from his apartment in Sydney. WELCOME TO INVALUABLE

There were no years fading away in a nursing home for her, no years of frail dependence on others. We say, 'We salute you and we farewell you—ave atque vale. Margaret Olley, as a true artist, referred to her work as 'the only thing I like doing ... the only thing I've wanted to do all my life.'

She will be sadly missed, but her works and her inspiration will live on forever.What a life, and what a legacy has been left to us. The member for Wentworth will be speaking as we mark this condolence motion and I am sure that he will have something to add to this. He writes:I spent a long time with her on that last visit and most of her talk was about the importance of finishing that last big painting and her concern, too, for troubled friends. She was passionate not just about art but about social and political issues as well. I last saw I’ve never liked housework. I haven't finished that painting'.In her youth she was one of a new generation of Australian artists growing in confidence about their role in developing a strong Australian presence in the visual arts.