Fred Williams 'Cottlesbridge Acacias I' bright & vivid

Fred Williams 'Cottlesbridge Acacias I' bright & vividBy depicting the bare bones rather than the surface skin of the land, Fred Williams altered how many Australians envision their landscape. His interest was driven by contrast after studying at the George Bell School in Melbourne, he moved to London where he drew music halls, fanfare and the zoo. Upon his return to Australia in 157, he was viscerally struck by the difference in environment. Light, scale and harsh beauty surrounded him. Any survey of

It reminds of a violent history

Created in London when Charles was thirty five

including the Burnie Print prize in 2019

Dimensions: 81 x 63 cm

'Sailboat and Vase' 2025

still life and saturated art

You can almost hear the jazz

” features an evocative scene of a misty ocean

Astute observers will note the forty-four scrawled in the image’s right-hand corner which denotes the artist’s age at the time of creation

this work features a distinctly Roar-styled figure glancing back toward an empty shoreline

titled and dated verso: JON CATTAPAN/The Green Band / 2024-25 oil + acrylic on linen

Signed: Signed 'Mark Stewart' verso