Fred Leist, Sir William Herschel

Fred Leist

Australian · 1878–1945 · Painter

Frederick William Leist was an Australian artist. During the First World War, he was an official war artist with Australian forces in Europe. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Fred Leist, Bathers, oil on boardBathersLeonard Joel · A$3,400≈ $3,104≈ £1,891≈ €2,286Sign up to see
  2. Fred Leist, Sydney Harbour, 1901, gouache and watercolourSydney HarbourLeonard Joel · A$1,000≈ $1,029≈ £658≈ €761Sign up to see
  3. Fred Leist, French Landscape, oil on boardFrench LandscapeLeonard Joel · A$1,100≈ $839≈ £628≈ €752Sign up to see

Fred Leist’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Fred Leist, The Metal Press, oil on board
The Metal Press
Leonard Joel · Sep 15, 2025
A$1,100Sign up free to see
Fred Leist, Summer Pastoral, W/Clr & Gouache
Summer Pastoral
Davidson Auctions · Nov 29, 2020
A$700Sign up free to see
Fred Leist, French Landscape, oil on board
French Landscape
Leonard Joel · Sep 6, 2016
A$1,100Sign up free to see
Fred Leist, Bathers, oil on board
Bathers
Leonard Joel · Dec 3, 2013
A$3,400Sign up free to see
Fred Leist, Park Scene, gouache
Park Scene
Leonard Joel · Jun 17, 2013
A$700Sign up free to see
Fred Leist, Sydney Harbour, 1901, gouache and watercolour
Sydney Harbour, 1901
Leonard Joel · Dec 4, 2011
A$1,000Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Fred Leist, Sir William Herschel
Sir William Herschel1913
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich
Fred Leist, The Rt Hon. Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page GCMG CH, Prime Minister of Australia (1939)
The Rt Hon. Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page GCMG CH, Prime Minister of Australia (1939)1940
Parliament House ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Parliament House

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