Fred. Matthews Williams Britain, Australia, 1855-1929
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About Fred. Matthews Williams
Williams was born in Chester, England and settled in Melbourne around 1878. He attended the National Gallery School where he was a member of the Buonarotti Club. His fellow pupils included McCubbin, E P Fox, David Davies and John Longstaff. In a student exhibition of 1887, Longstaff's, 'Breaking the News' (now in the Art Gallery of Western Australia), he won a travelling scholarship whilst Williams won an honourable mention. Around 1891, he tried his luck upon the Coolgardie goldfields and his sketches of the goldfields were reproduced in local papers. He later moved to Perth, where he lived in Melville Terrace, South Perth. He was instrumental in helping to establish Perth's first art school, the Art Department at the Perth Technical School, becoming its first art instructor. His first solo exhibition in Perth was in 1910. He moved to Sydney around 1915.
Our database records art auction sales of works by Fred. Williams from 1993 and in total 10 works by the artist have been offered for sale, of which 5 (50%) were sold. The highest price recorded for the artist is $18,400 for A Depiction of Mt Eliza from the Western Side of Mill Point, South Perth sold by McKenzies Auctioneers in June 2014. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2022.
Fred. Matthews Williams is not listed in any of the standard biographical references listed on our references page.
Artists' Resale Royalty
Could the second and subsequent works by this artist sold after June 9, 2010 for over $1,000 be liable for the Artists' Resale Royalty? More info…
No, ineligible. The artist has been deceased for more than 70 years.
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