John Perceval (1923-2000), painter and ceramicist, helped Arthur Boyd to re-establish the Murrumbeena family pottery during the 1940s. Through this dynamic association, Perceval became the youngest member of the Angry Penguins, an avant-garde circle of Melbourne painters. Perceval's painting is characterised by an exuberant use of colour and vigorous application of paint.
The Perceval painting shown in this photograph transposes and manipulates the nightmarish Christ Carrying the Cross by the 15th-16th century painter Hieronymus Bosch.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
© Estate of Mark Strizic
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