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Pastel
Davidson Auctions · Mar 23, 2026A$120 ≈ $84 ≈ £63 ≈ €73Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Secrets 23
Fred Cress (Australian, 1938–2009) · 1985
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$180 – A$300 (≈ $117 – $196) (≈ £89 – £148) (≈ €102 – €169)
Offered at Davidson Auctions and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “Pastel & Charcoal”
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 56x93cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Estate & Collector: Pictures & Fine Arts (Sale 201) (201)
- Date
- November 29, 2025
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 52
- Estimate
- A$180 – A$300 (≈ $117 – $196) (≈ £89 – £148) (≈ €102 – €169)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered twice between 2025 and 2026 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1
Nov 29, 2025 · Davidson Auctions this result
Estate & Collector: Pictures & Fine Arts (Sale 201), lot 52
Bought in / unsold · est. A$180 – A$300
As catalogued
Fred Cress, “Secrets 23”, 1985
Pastel & Charcoal
56x93cm
Mar 23, 2026 · Davidson Auctions
Session II - Art Online (Sale 204), lot 1050
Sold A$120Sign up to see · est. A$150 – A$300
As catalogued
Fred Cress, “Secrets 23”, 1985
Pastel & Charcoal
56x93cm
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 100%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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