© Smith & Singer — view on Smith & Singer website ↗Self Portrait 1947, 1947
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Auction result
Nativity c1947
John Perceval (Australian, 1923–2000) · c1947
A$3,840 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,683≈ £1,838≈ €1,989
Hammer A$3,200 · with buyer’s premium A$3,840
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right: Perceval
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 27.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Fine Art, Lawson-Menzies Colonial to Contemporary including Important Aboriginal Art | March 2009 (09MAR)
- Date
- March 25, 2009
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 91
- Estimate
- A$4,000 – A$6,000 (≈ $2,795 – $4,193) (≈ £1,915 – £2,872) (≈ €2,071 – €3,107)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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