JOHN PERCEVAL Australia
The last surviving member of the avant-garde group of artists known as the “Angry Penguins” that profoundly redefined the Australian art scene in the 1940s, John Perceval was described as “the humanist and poet” of the group. His paintings were “energetic and tactile” in technique “characterised by an exuberant use of colour and vigorous application of paint” which often took an intimate and personal view of the subject. Just prior to his death a Perceval painting sold for $552,500 a record for a living Australian artist. In 1977, suffering from schizophrenia and alcoholism, he admitted himself into the psychiatric hospital Larundel where he spent the next nine years. In 1990 Perceval's contribution to Australian art was acknowledged with being awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia. He died on 15 October 2000 survived by his four children; he once remarked - “Children are the real world. I have fought adulthood all my life”.
John PERCEVAL Australia
Lady with Necklace 1989
Etching 27/100
200 x 120 image size
$750
John PERCEVAL Australia
Confused by the Rain 1989
Etching 27/100
200 x 120 image size
$750
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