Ocean beach, Sorrento
1957

John PERCEVAL

Gallery location: Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium

enamel paint and tempera on canvas on composition board

Measurements

83.8 × 111.8 cm

Place/s of Execution

Sorrento, Victoria

Inscription

inscribed in black paint Perceval / '57
inscribed in black ink on paper label on reverse: BACK BEACH - SORRENTO /JOHN PERCEVAL.

Accession Number

1997.66

Department

Australian Painting

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs G. H. Hillas, Governor, 1997
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

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Gallery location

Not on display

Subjects (general)

Landscapes Marines and Seascapes Nature

Subjects (specific)

coastal landscapes drip painting Ocean Beach (beach) rocks (landforms) Sorrento (inhabited place) Sorrento Back Beach (beach) Victoria (state) waves (natural events)

Movements

Angry Penguins Antipodeans

Physical description

Ocean beach, Sorrento 1957 depicts a portion of the rocky Victorian coastline under the dry heat of a summer day. Paint is applied frenetically, dribbled and scratched onto the surface to successfully convey the turbulent water and rugged landscape. Two children are huddled in a rocky enclave in the lower right hand corner of the composition.

Frame

Recycled, contemporary with the painting

Ocean beach, Sorrento 1957 John PERCEVAL

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Ocean beach, Sorrento
1957

John PERCEVAL