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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian & International Art
• Sale Date:
  20 Apr 2021 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  14
• Lot Description:
  John Perceval
  (1923-2000)
  Windmill and the Rapids 1956
  oil, tempera and enamel paint on composition board
  91.5 x 122 cm
  signed and dated 'Perceval 1956' lower left
• Provenance:
  John Perceval, Melbourne; Private Collection; "Australian Historical and Contemporary Drawings and Paintings", Christie's Australia, Sydney, 16 September 1970, lot 68, 'Gaffney's Creek', illustrated; Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above; James Erskine, Sydney, until; "Fine Australian Paintings", Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 19 April 1993, lot 260, illustrated; Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
• References:
  Traudi Allen, "John Perceval", Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1992, p. 157; Barrett Reid, "Of Dark and Light: The Art of John Perceval", National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1992, pp. 27, 52 (illustrated)
• Notes:
  EXHIBITED: "Exhibition of Paintings by John Perceval", Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 12-30 November 1956, no. 25, 90 gns; "Catalogue of Works in the Galleries", Australian Galleries, Melbourne, November 1956, no. 161, 'Windmill and the Rapids, Werribee Gorge', 90 gns; "Catalogue of Works", Australian Galleries, Melbourne, December 1956, no. 161, 'Windmill and the Rapids, Werribee Gorge', 90 gns; "John Perceval Exhibition", David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 29 May - 7 June 1957, no. 21, 90 gns; "Annual Interstate Exhibition", Contemporary Art Society, 22 October - 2 November 1957, 'Windmill by the River', 90 gns; "Another Summer: The Australian Landscape 1942-1987", Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 28 February - 12 April 1987, no. 14; "John Perceval: A Retrospective", National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 30 April - 12 July 1992; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 6 August - 20 September 1992, no. 60, illustrated
• Estimate:
  A$150,000 - 250,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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