(c) The Estate of Fred Williams. Licensed by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia
Fred Williams (1927-1982)
Werribee Gorge II 1978
Estimate: $650000 - 850000
Sold For:
$620000 hammer
Description
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
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, illus. in Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 15 March 2006, lot 26, private collection Werribee Gorge IV 1978, oil on canvas, 183.0 x 152.0 cm, illus. in, Menzies, Melbourne, 14 September 2011, lot 41, private collection
Estimate: $650000 - 850000
Result Hammer: $620000