(c) The Estate of John Perceval. Licensed by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
JOHN PERCEVAL (1923-2000)
Man Thinking in Cane Chair with Flowers c1954
Estimate: $24000 - 30000
Sold For:
$18000 hammer
$22091 inc. buyer's premium
Description
JOHN PERCEVAL (1923-2000)
Man Thinking in Cane Chair with Flowers c1954
oil and tempera on muslin on composition board
74.0 x 60.5 cm
signed and dated lower centre: Perceval/.48 [sic.]
inscribed verso: 'Portrait of Max Nichols'/ By John de Burgh Perceval [sic.]
inscribed on backing: Man Thinking in Cane Chair/ with Flowers
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, 1987
Private collection, Sydney
Exhibited:
Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, 1987, cat.2
Reference:
Allen, T., John Perceval, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1992, p.155
Estimate: $24000 - 30000
Result Hammer: $18000
Location
Auction in Sydney, 8 December 2011
Exhibition in Melbourne, 24-27 November 2011
Exhibition in Sydney, 1-7 December 2011