Ocean beach, Sorrento
1957

John PERCEVAL

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 l.c.l.: 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