Fred Cress
Australian · 1938–2009 · Painter
Frederick Harold Cress was a British painter who migrated to Australia and won the Archibald Prize in 1988 with a portrait of John Beard. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
True Believers 1994Menzies · A$144,000≈ $115,006≈ £69,624≈ €81,977Sign up to see
Go Between 2001Menzies · A$68,727≈ $70,837≈ £45,047≈ €52,824Sign up to see
Communion 2002Menzies · A$52,800≈ $46,169≈ £28,089≈ €31,231Sign up to see
Fred Cress’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
36
of 47 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
77%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 28 | 19 | 68% | $25.7kSign up | $16kSign up | $115kSign up |
| Acrylic | 28 | 19 | 68% | $25.7kSign up | $16kSign up | $115kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 7 | 88% | $1.4kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $626Sign up | $626Sign up | $626Sign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 3 | 75% | $663Sign up | $268Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 11 | 10 | 91% | $116Sign up | $126Sign up | $155Sign up |
| Etching | 2 | 1 | 50% | $71Sign up | $71Sign up | $71Sign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $109Sign up | $108Sign up | $128Sign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 4 | 100% | $138Sign up | $134Sign up | $155Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $84Sign up |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 | $127Sign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $169Sign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $20.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $882Sign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | $102Sign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | $70.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $30.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $44kSign up |