Fred Williams

Australian · 1927–1982 · Painter, Printmaker

Frederick Ronald Williams was an Australian painter and printmaker. He was one of Australia's most important artists, and one of the twentieth century's major landscapists. He… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Fred Williams, Masons Falls (1981), 1981, oil on canvasMasons Falls (1981)Smith & Singer · A$3,190,909≈ $2,047,383≈ £1,622,975≈ €1,894,848Sign up to see
  2. Fred Williams, Hillside Landscape No. 1 (1966), 1966, oil on canvasHillside Landscape No. 1 (1966)Smith & Singer · A$1,830,000≈ $1,349,259≈ £933,808≈ €1,182,627Sign up to see
  3. Fred Williams, POOL AT AGNES FALLS (1981), 1981, oil on canvasPOOL AT AGNES FALLS (1981)Smith & Singer · A$1,342,000≈ $1,331,438≈ £870,221≈ €1,025,999Sign up to see

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  1. Fred Williams, Nude Figure (1954-1955), 1954-1955, etching on Whatmans paper
    Nude Figure (1954-1955), 1954-1955
    Etching · Paper
    22.5 x 19 cm (image)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 101
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  2. Fred Williams, The Engagement Ring No. 2 (1955-1956), 1955-1956, etching on Whatmans paper
    The Engagement Ring No. 2 (1955-1956), 1955-1956
    Etching · Paper
    15 x 10 cm (image)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 102
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$2,500–3,500View at Smith & Singer ↗
  3. Fred Williams, You Yangs (1964), 1964, gouache on paper
    You Yangs (1964), 1964
    Gouache · Paper
    56.5 x 75.5 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$40,000–50,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  4. Fred Williams, Chopped Trees Lysterfield, etching 21/25
    Chopped Trees Lysterfield
    Etching · ed. etching 21/25
    24 x 39cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3043
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$900–1,500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  5. Fred Williams, Forest of Gum Trees 1965-66, 1965-66, etching, flat biting and mezzotint rocker
    Forest of Gum Trees 1965-66, 1965-66
    Etching · ed. 32/35
    34.5 x 27.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 168
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$3,500–5,000View at Menzies ↗
  6. Fred Williams, Ferns Diptych I 1971, 1971, aquatint, foul biting, flat biting, engraving, etching, roulette
    Ferns Diptych I 1971, 1971
    Aquatint · ed. 10/28
    27.0 x 46.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 169
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$3,500–5,000View at Menzies ↗
  7. Fred Williams, Waterpond, Cottlesbridge 1976, 1976, oil on canvas
    Waterpond, Cottlesbridge 1976, 1976
    Oil · Canvas
    106.5 x 101.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$350,000–450,000View at Menzies ↗
  8. Fred Williams, Fallen Tree 1959, 1959, oil on board
    Fallen Tree 1959, 1959
    Oil · Board
    54.0 x 69.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 55
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$35,000–45,000View at Menzies ↗
  9. Fred Williams, (Treescape) (1958), 1958, oil on composition board
    (Treescape) (1958), 1958
    Oil · Board
    45 x 59.8 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$45,000–65,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  10. Fred Williams, (After the Fires, Upwey) (1968), 1968, gouache on paper
    (After the Fires, Upwey) (1968), 1968
    Gouache · Paper
    55 x 74 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$45,000–65,000View at Smith & Singer ↗

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About Fred Williams

Frederick Ronald Williams was an Australian painter and printmaker. He was one of Australia's most important artists, and one of the twentieth century's major landscapists. He had more than seventy solo exhibitions during his career in Australian galleries, as well as the exhibition Fred Williams - Landscapes of a Continent at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1977.

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