Man Thinking in Cane Chair with Flowers c1954

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