John Perceval AO (1923-2000) was a painter and ceramic artist. Early on, along with Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd and Albert Tucker, he was part of a loose group of largely self-taught Australian artists, now known as the Angry Penguins, who rebelled against the conservatism of the art establishment.
10 portraits in the collection
Recorded 1961
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Helen Brack 2012
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Helen Brack 2012
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 1999
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Thomas de Kessler 2001
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of James Mollison AO 2007
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Thomas de Kessler 2001
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2016
Diana Warnes explores the lives of Hal and Katherine 'Kate' Hattam through their portraits painted by Fred Williams and Clifton Pugh.
Andrew Sayers feels the warmth in the paintings Matthew Perceval made while the sun shone in southern France.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2016
Purchased 2013