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Fred Williams: career timeline

Australian · 1927–1982 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 325 of 368 lots (87% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Fred Williams: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1940s86$5.2kSign upGouache
1950s6445$5.7kSign upEtching
1960s142120$6.2kSign upEtching
1970s8264$188kSign upOil
1980s44$680kSign upGouache

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1940s 8 works

Sold
6 of 8
Median
$5.2kSign up
Average
$6.3kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 20 in (42 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (3), Oil (3), Drawing (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (2)

1950s 64 works

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45 of 64
Median
$5.7kSign up
Average
$24.8kSign up
Typical size
10 × 14 in (26 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Etching (28), Oil (18), Gouache (12)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (14), Landscapes (12), Boats (1)
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…and 40 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 142 works

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120 of 142
Median
$6.2kSign up
Average
$98.5kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 18.5 in (43 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Etching (47), Gouache (37), Oil (28)
Subjects
Landscapes (80), Figures & portraits (2), Beach scenes (1)
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 118 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 82 works

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64 of 82
Median
$188kSign up
Average
$241kSign up
Typical size
31.5 × 32 in (81 × 82 cm)
Mediums
Oil (47), Gouache (20), Lithograph (8)
Subjects
Landscapes (20), Rivers & marshes (12), Harbours & ports (1)
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…and 58 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$680kSign up
Average
$854kSign up
Typical size
22 × 29.5 in (57 × 76 cm)
Mediums
Gouache (2), Oil (2)
Subjects
Landscapes (1)

Creation date not recorded

43 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 25 works

Sold
21 of 25
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$8kSign up
Typical size
18 × 15 in (46 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (7), Gouache (6), Etching (6)
Subjects
Landscapes (11), Rivers & marshes (2)
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…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 18 works

Sold
18 of 18
Median
$747Sign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 17.5 in (45 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (7), Drawing (5), Etching (4)
Subjects
Landscapes (3), Rivers & marshes (3), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Fred Williams auction results →