Fred Williams
Australian Cottlesbridge
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Important Australian Art, Lot 222
5. May - 5. May 2009
Important Australian Art, Lot 222
5. May - 5. May 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Fred Williams
1927 - 1982
AUSTRALIANCOTTLESBRIDGE
Signed Fred Williams (lower right); bears artist's name, title and date on label on reverse
Gouache on paper
56.5 by 76cm (sheet)
Painted in 1969
The Estate of the artist | Mrs Lyn Williams, AM | Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney (gallery label on reverse) | Private collection, South Australia; purchased from the above
1927 - 1982
AUSTRALIANCOTTLESBRIDGE
Signed Fred Williams (lower right); bears artist's name, title and date on label on reverse
Gouache on paper
56.5 by 76cm (sheet)
Painted in 1969
The Estate of the artist | Mrs Lyn Williams, AM | Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Sydney (gallery label on reverse) | Private collection, South Australia; purchased from the above
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Australian Cottlesbridge by Fred Williams was auctioned at Sothebys in Melbourne in May 2009, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of AUD 22,000.00 – 28,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for AUD 19,200.00 (€ 10,864.05). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Fred Williams achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Australian Hillside I, 1965 in August 2007 with an auction result of AUD 1,920,000.00 (€ 1,148,115.24).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Australian Cottlesbridge von Fred Williams im Mai 2009 bei Sothebys in Melbourne versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von AUD 22.000,00 – 28.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für AUD 19.200,00 (€ 10.864,05) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Fred Williams erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Australian Hillside I, 1965 im August 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 1.920.000,00 (€ 1.148.115,24).
Fred Williams - Auction history
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