FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982
Purple Landscape (1958)
Estimate $120,000 – $160,000
FRED WILLIAMS
1927-1982
Purple Landscape (1958)
oil on composition board
signed 'Fred Williams.' lower left
102 x 91 cm
- Lot Sold $120,000 (Hammer Price)
- $147,273 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Fred Williams, Melbourne
Leonard French, Melbourne, acquired from the above by 1963
Helen French, Melbourne, acquired from the above by 1974
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2007
Exhibited
Landscapes by Fred Williams, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 15-24 July 1958, no. 59, 55 gns
Literature
Arnold Shore, 'Worth a Place in Gallery', The Age, Melbourne, 15 July 1958, p. 2
Caroline Field, Australian Galleries: The Purves Family Business: The First Four Decades: 1956-1999, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2019, p. 57 (illustrated)
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
