John Perceval 'Nude Figure with Cherry Tree' women artists Joanne O'KEEFE

Joanne O'KEEFE

This work was inspired by the timeless beauty of the peony

but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame

Awash in blue

Cast in pale blues and browns

John Perceval 'Nude Figure with Cherry Tree' women artists Joanne O'KEEFEAmong Australias most celebrated artists, John Perceval came of artistic age as part of the Angry Penguins. Credited with irreversibly changing the course of Australian art, this group, which also included Sidney Nolan and Arthur Boyd reconfigured bodies, landscapes and life in Australia. In his role, Perceval offered breathtaking originality, liveliness and spontaneity. In a flurry of lines, his work sometimes charming, sometimes disconcerting,