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Fred Williams
Biography
Fred Williams OBE, painter and etcher, was one of the most important Australian artists of the twentieth century.
14 portraits in the collection
Self portrait at easel, 1960-1961
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on masonite
Gift of Lyn Williams 1998. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Hal Hattam, 1960
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on masonite
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the Hattam family in memory of Hal and Kate Hattam 2006
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Fred Williams, 1969
David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 1999
Fred Williams, 1980
Andrew Sibley
Portrait, pencil and watercolour on paper
Gift of the artist 2002. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Fred Williams - Painter, 1981
Rennie Ellis
Portrait, type C photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2005
Fred Williams, Upwey, Victoria, 1963 (printed 2000)
David Moore
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2001. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
The series 'David Moore: From Face to Face' was acquired as a gift of the artist and with financial assistance from Timothy Fairfax AC and L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2001.
Fred Williams, 1980
Andrew Sibley
Portrait, pencil on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2010
Clifton Pugh painting in the studio, 1974
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lyn Williams AM 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Rev. Fred Nile, Festival of Light, Sydney, 1981
John Williams
Portrait, montage of gelatin silver photographs
Purchased 1999
John Perceval painting, 1958
Fred Williams
Portrait, drypoint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of James Mollison AO 2007
Portrait of Patrick Ryan, 1971
Fred Williams
Portrait, gouache on paper laid on board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Tim Fairfax AC 2012
Sketch portrait of David Aspden, 1975
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lyn Williams AM 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Murray Bail, 1980-1981
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on canvas
Gift of an anonymous donor 1999. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Autumn in Canberra
About Face article
In Persuasion (1818), a long walk on a fine autumn day affords Anne Elliot an opportunity to ruminate wistfully and at great length upon declining happiness, youth and hope.
Stephen Murray-Smith, 1980
Fred Williams
Portrait, oil on canvas
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of Lyn Williams AM 2011
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program