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John Perceval

Traudi Allen

First full biography of Australian painter John Perceval traces diverse influences on his work, and brings together a representative selection of his paintings, from public and private collections-many reproduced here for the first time.

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First full biography of Australian painter John Perceval traces diverse influences on his work, and brings together a representative selection of his paintings, from public and private collections-many reproduced here for the first time.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. The Career in Outline; 2. Memories of Childhood 1923-1940; 3. Faces of the Night: Social Realism and the Night Paintings 1942-1944; 4. Faces of the Day: The Portraits 1943-1966; 5. The Religious and the Irreverent 1955-1969; 6. Earthly Delights: The Landscape 1955-1969; 7. Friends and Angels: The Ceramics 1948-1962; 8. The Painter's Mask: States of Mind and the Artist's Role 1943-1991; Appendices: 1. Catalogue Raisonné 1936-1981; 2. Ceramics and Drawings; 3. Principal Exhibitions; 4. Biographical Details; Notes; Bibliography; Index

About the Author

Traudi Allen is a Melbourne art historian. She has published numerous reviews, catalogue essays and articles. Her published titles include a biography of Clifton Pugh, an analysis of the Roar group of artists and Cross-Currents in Contemporary Australian Art, which traces the establishment of contemporary art in Australia.

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