One of Australia’s best-known and celebrated artists has died at 95yo. Known for his big, bright and distinctive landscapes, Olsen’s work has been exhibited in galleries all over the world. And he won every big art gong in Australia, taking out the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes during his 6 decade-long career. One of his most famous works, Salute to Five Bells, was commissioned in 1971 for the Sydney Opera House, and it still hangs in the northern foyer today. On the homefront, it wasn’t always smooth sailing… He was married four times and said his artistic tendency to be selfish sometimes was difficult for his family. His son is gallery owner Tim Olsen – he’s previously said that his father was “gifted in his ability to understand beauty and still praise the ugly, the uneven, the difficult.” He is also survived by his daughter ­Louise, who co-founded Dinosaur Designs. A tribute to his life in pictures is here.