Secrets of the self unearthed Jun 7, 2008
Fred Williams and William Robinson have also preferred to explore a region from top to bottom, rather than constantly seek fresh fields ... The first obstacle is his awareness of other artists' work, notably that of Fred Williams and Arthur Boyd ... Fred Williams proves an even more persistent spectre, as Walker finds himself standing in front of motifs that have an irresistible resemblance to paintings by the great landscapist. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gallery reaps high returns on lifelong habit Apr 4, 2008
"In those days, with the beginnings of pop art, works by people like Rauschenberg, [Roy] Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, were cheaper than their Australian equivalents, cheaper than a John Olsen or a Fred Williams," he said. Mr Kaldor, 71, has had a long relationship with contemporary art in Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
It's all in the delivery Mar 16, 2008
The 51-piece collection includes works by Picasso, Fred Williams, Margaret Olley, Lloyd Rees, Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, William Dobell, Donald Friend and Lucien Freud. The proceeds will establish the Dawn O'Donnell Scholarship. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Obituaries -- Dec. 12, 2007 Dec 13, 2007
She was the wife of the late Fred Williams. Daughter of the late Guiseppe and Teresa Elardi Prestiano, she was born Nov. 14, 1917 in Ansonia. (Derby Valley Gazette, CT)
Nude Ned is sure to get a nod Dec 11, 2007
It includes paintings by Albert Tucker, Arthur Streeton, Fred Williams and Russell Drysdale. John Perceval's nightmarish Rosstown Pub goes under the hammer, as will 12 works by Sidney Nolan, including a later Ned Kelly, painted in 1964, when the artist lived at Putney, by the Thames, in south London. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fire damages Fawn Creek Homes warehouse in Anamosa Nov 7, 2007
Owner Fred Williams says the fire probably started in the attic and was likely electrical. Williams say company offices and a woodworking shop were reduced to a pile of scrap metal, but the main part of the warehouse wasn't destroyed. (Sioux City Journal)
7 Nebraska high schools get 'dropout factory' tag Oct 30, 2007
In the Winnebago school, superintendent Fred Williams also took issue with the numbers, saying he had only one student out of 30 who dropped out last year ... In the Winnebago school, superintendent Fred Williams also took issue with the numbers, saying he had only one student out of 30 who dropped out last year. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
It's playtime again for the big names Oct 13, 2007
According to a formula apparently set in concrete, each will need a significant Brett Whiteley and a Fred Williams plus a sprinkling of Brackses, Boyds, Smarts and other big names ... The new boys Deutscher and Hackett, with a Sydney sale set for November 29, have flagged only Fred Williams's Indigo Pool at $200,000-plus. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Colour of Bondi Sep 5, 2007
"No, no. I wasn't thinking of Dufy. More like the abstract way Fred Williams looked down on landscapes without a horizon ... my picture forces you to meander through the forms [of bathers] with no hint of sea or sky.". His Little Girl With Towel 2005 reaches past middle distance for genuine emotional intimacy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sting in the sale for buyers Sep 1, 2007
Fred Williams didn't excel at this outing ... Pride of place at the Todman Avenue, Kensington, premises of the Menzies Art Brands operation, from Thursday this week will be the imposing Fred Williams Landscape with Water Ponds, a large work from the 1960s for which the auctioneer has ambitions of surpassing the record $1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Brack exhibition opens in Canberra Aug 23, 2007
"Mr Bonython's donation to the gallery coincides with the opening of its latest exhibition - Portraits by John Brack.The exhibition features portraits of Barry Humphries in the character of Edna Everage, well known artists Fred Williams and Hal Hattam and many of Brack's family and friends.Helen Brack said her husband, who died in 1999, did not enjoy painting commissioned works because the sitters often had a negative reaction."He gave up doing professional portraits because it was always a... (Ninemsn)
Record tipped for Possum's desert epic Jul 13, 2007
"They're positioning it as a major Whiteley, a significant Brack, a very good Fred Williams," said Michael Reid, an art valuer. "It's a large, swaggering, technically good work from an artist who is important and is well written into the history of art. And I don't even like Clifford Possum.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Nudist buys himself a shield Jun 16, 2007
Add in a $720,000 Russell Drysdale, Diver, Broome, a $480,000 Fred Williams, Lysterfield Hillside II, and a $456,000 Whiteley Dawn - plus lots of lesser lights - and this was clearly a sale that would make way above $10 million. In fact, it tallied a total of $14 million. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Finally it's quality, not quantity, that's recognised May 11, 2007
Fred Williams had it, and Brack (1920-99) most certainly did. It would be virtually impossible to count the many thousands of paintings produced by Nolan or Boyd, but Brack is a different proposition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Price is almost right May 10, 2007
" While art auctioneers regularly quote the three Ds - divorce, debt and death - as catalysts to selling, generational changeover of collections is stepping up. In the 1960s and '70s, commercial galleries sprang up in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and new collectors - usually under 40 - became keen supporters of contemporary artists such as Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, Fred Williams, John Brack, Jeffrey Smart, Brett Whiteley and so on. In 2007, those original owners are now in... (The Australian)
South of the border, pomo rules May 9, 2007
But where Whiteley became the Fred Williams of Sydney Harbour - its watery ground splashed with spume and frond and curvilinear buttock - Arkley stuck to the flat land of flyscreen doors, feature walls and nailscissor lawns. To Whiteley's mild chromophobia, Arkley - just 11 years younger but therefore of the TV generation - became the "doyen of domestic DayGlo". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Drawn in by a rural myth Mar 31, 2007
The dotted landscapes of a Central Desert Aboriginal painting or a Fred Williams come to mind but most people could probably only imagine a synthetic, generic image, not a single, actual painting. John Brack's Collins St, 5pm. (The Age)
Schools on course to fill teaching jobs Aug 22, 2006
But those numbers continue to change as new teachers are hired daily, said Fred Williams, DPS' executive director of teacher recruitment and retention. Of the nearly 300 new teachers hired this summer, 224 are female, 73 are male, 199 are white, 88 are black, five are Asian, three are Hispanic and two are labeled as "other.". (Herald Sun)
In praise of the low road May 13, 2006
There are people with Fred Williams on their walls, perhaps even Lucian Freuds, whose appreciation of art began with some postcard of Van Gogh's Sunflowers or Starry Night. What did Gustave Flaubert say about life and art. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Art's new million-dollar babies Apr 19, 2006
On Monday Christie's knocked down Upwey Landscape by Fred Williams to an investor for $1 ... The executive director of Deutscher-Menzies, Chris Deutscher, said: "There's a light irony to it all: Fred Williams and John Brack were very close friends and for one to bring a record one night and have the other eclipse it the next night, it's almost like someone up above pulling strings.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The great art robbery Apr 15, 2006
9 million for Fred Williams' Upwey Landscape (1965). Prices were high, and Dr Vaughan was thrown into turmoil. (The Age, Australia)
Buyer of The Bar remains a mystery Apr 14, 2006
Rupert Murdoch has a vast collection of Australian art and owns major works by Fred Williams. But Mr Murdoch was not the buyer of the $1. (The Age)
Public-private? Apr 13, 2006
And on Monday Upwey Landscape by Fred Williams was snatched up , after it was initially expected to go for about $500,000. But both have gone to private collectors, despite the best efforts to snaffle The Bar. (ABC Online)
Record for Williams painting at Christie's last hurrah Apr 11, 2006
The Fred Williams painting Upway Landscape being auctioned last night ... IN A spectacular finish to its final art auction in Australia, international saleroom Christie's last night sold a 1965 landscape painting of Upwey by Fred Williams for a record $1,987,000 ... "This was arguably the most important Fred Williams to come on the market in 40 years," Mr Dwyer said. (The Age)
Christie's set for final Aussie auction Apr 10, 2006
" Mr Dwyer said Christie's was expecting records to be broken and sales over the two days to top $5m. The collection draws on the works of 180 Australian artists. The showpiece is Fred Williams' 1965 painting Upwey Landscape which is expected to tonight fetch up to $800,000 a record for the artist. Also going under the hammer are Rupert Bunny's 1908 A Game of Patience, John Brack's 1978 Halt and five paintings by the legendary Pro Hart, who died recently. Mr Dwyer said the last three months had... (Daily Telegraph)
Rupert, up close and cuddly Feb 12, 2006
Murdoch confided that in the Sixties he hung out with an artistic crowd in his native Australia, including the acclaimed painter Fred Williams who specialised in landscapes of the Australian bush. He has an extraordinary grasp of many different things,' said Yeo. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
