Werribee Gorge II 1978

Fred Williams (1927-1982)

Werribee Gorge II 1978

oil on canvas
182.5 x 152.0 cm

signed upper right: Fred Williams

label attached verso with artist's name and title

 

Provenance:

Collection of Sir Tristan Antico

Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne (label attached verso)

Private collection, Melbourne

Menzies, Sydney, 23 June 2011, lot 43

Private collection, Sydney

Menzies, Melbourne, 24 September 2015, lot 41

Company collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

Rudy Komon Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso, stock number 4505)

Reference:

McCaughey, P., Fred Williams, Sydney, Bay Books, 1980, p.291

Related Works:

Werribee Gorge Large Version 1976-1977, 121.0 x 457.5 cm, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Werribee Gorge I 1977, oil on canvas, 132.0 x 122.0 cm; sold Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 15 March 2006, lot 26, private collection

Werribee Gorge IV 1978, oil on canvas, 183.0 x 152.0 cm; sold Menzies, Melbourne, 14 September 2011, lot 41, private collection

Estimate: $550000 - 700000

Result Hammer: $490000