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Other · Paper
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Auction result
The Woodchopper 1948
John Perceval (Australian, 1923–2000) · 1948
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$100,000 – A$140,000 (≈ $97,863 – $137,008) (≈ £64,583 – £90,417) (≈ €76,063 – €106,489)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “tempera and resin on canvas on board”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower left: '48/ Perceval; signed, dated and inscribed verso: The Wood/ -Chopper 1948/ Perceval
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 77.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | March 2013 (13MAR)
- Date
- May 21, 2013
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 46
- Estimate
- A$100,000 – A$140,000 (≈ $97,863 – $137,008) (≈ £64,583 – £90,417) (≈ €76,063 – €106,489)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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