Fred Williams
Australian Fire Burning On The Ridge
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Important Australian Art, Lot 36
23. Nov - 23. Nov 2009
Important Australian Art, Lot 36
23. Nov - 23. Nov 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Fred Williams
1927 - 1982
AUSTRALIANFIRE BURNING ON THE RIDGE
Signed Fred Williams (lower right); bears artist's name and title on label on reverse
Oil on canvas
121 by 131cm
Painted in 1969
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney | Geoff K. Gray Auctions, Sydney, 15 September 1986, lot 103 | Mr Basil Sellers AM, Sydney; purchased from the above
1927 - 1982
AUSTRALIANFIRE BURNING ON THE RIDGE
Signed Fred Williams (lower right); bears artist's name and title on label on reverse
Oil on canvas
121 by 131cm
Painted in 1969
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney | Geoff K. Gray Auctions, Sydney, 15 September 1986, lot 103 | Mr Basil Sellers AM, Sydney; purchased from the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2009 Sothebys in Melbourne held the auction Important Australian Art, which included the work Australian Fire Burning On The Ridge by Fred Williams. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of AUD 500,000.00 – 700,000.00, the actual price achieved of AUD 540,000.00 (€ 329,279.71) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Fred Williams - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Australian Hillside I, 1965, which sold at auction in August 2007 for AUD 1,920,000.00 (€ 1,148,115.24).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2009 führte Sothebys in Melbourne die Auktion Important Australian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Australian Fire Burning On The Ridge von Fred Williams zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von AUD 500.000,00 – 700.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von AUD 540.000,00 (€ 329.279,71) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Fred Williams mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Australian Hillside I, 1965 beobachtet, die im August 2007 für AUD 1.920.000,00 (€ 1.148.115,24) versteigert wurde.
Fred Williams - Auction history
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