John Perceval (1923 - 2000)

THE GARDEN OF EDEN, 1951

twenty hand painted and glazed ceramic tiles inset into wooden tabletop 

47.0 x 58.0 x 58.0 cm

signed and dated lower centre: John Perceval 1951

Private collection
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 22 April 1991, lot 145
Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne
The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 29 April 1991

BUS Art Collection, Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, New South Wales, 16 March – 12 April 1992, cat. 37
on long term loan to Wollongong City Art Gallery, New South Wales

Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, p. 229

Condition:
This work is in very good, stable and near original condition.
There is a minor chip to the right edge of the third small tile from the left in the bottom row. The bottom right central tile has lifted slightly over time from the timber base but is not loose.

The timber legs and tabletop support are in stable and original condition.