John Perceval
(1923 - 2000)
JONAH AND THE WHALE, 1952
forty hand painted and glazed ceramic tiles inset into wooden table top
51.0 x 82.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: John Perceval / 1952
signed, dated and inscribed with title on old label verso: Jonah & / The Whale / Perceval ‘52
Estimate:
$18,000 - $24,000
Sold:
$18,300 (inc. BP)
© John de Burgh Perceval/Copyright Agency, 2018.
lot details
John Perceval (1923 - 2000)
JONAH AND THE WHALE, 1952
forty hand painted and glazed ceramic tiles inset into wooden table top
51.0 x 82.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: John Perceval / 1952
signed, dated and inscribed with title on old label verso: Jonah & / The Whale / Perceval ‘52
signed, dated and inscribed with title on old label verso: Jonah & / The Whale / Perceval ‘52
Provenance
Private collection
Christie’s, Melbourne, 28 April 1976, lot 532
Private collection, Melbourne
Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Exhibited
Modern Australian Paintings 1989, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 20 June – 7 July 1989, cat. 18 (illus.)