Kenneth Jack is considered one of Australia’s finest watercolourists, earning an MBE and admission to the Royal Watercolour Society in London, a rare achievement for an Australian painter. That said, Jack worked across almost all mediums, employed most often to explore an almost forgotten outback life – old mines, deserted towns and decaying farm buildings.

‘La Perouse, N.S.W.’ speaks to Jack’s mastery over the medium of oil painting. It is noirish and rich, depicting an empty suburb in Sydney with enigmatic suspense. Shards of night sky reflect the architecture of the city, glistening with the sheen moonlight.

Jack is a renowned artist nationally and internationally, with works in collections including the Royal Collection at Windsor, Victoria and Albert museum, National Gallery of Australia and the Australian War Memorial. For collectors of Jack and important Australian landscapes, ‘La Perouse, N.S.W.’ is a revelation.

Kenneth JACK (1924 - 2006)
'La Perouse, N.S.W.' 1955
oil on board
Image Size: 74 x 106 cm
Dimensions: 89 x 120 x 5 cm (framed)
Signed: Signed and dated lower right: Kenneth Jack 1955. Stamped on verso: KENNETH JACK, 22 FINCH STREET, EAST MALVERN 3145; inscribed with title; Sticker with artist name, address and title of work.

Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Very Good: Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.

(c) Kenneth Jack / Copyright Agency