Fred Cress Auction Prices and Value Guide

Fred Cress auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 383 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Fred Cress auction prices: quick answer

Fred Cress auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Fred Cress
Source records
383
Market update
2026-02-06

Fred Cress market snapshot

Fred Cress shows deep auction liquidity with 206 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (72.4% · 84 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (16.4% · 19 sales)
  • $10,000+ (11.2% · 13 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$140
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
3
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-11

Artist context

About Fred Cress

Born

1938

Died

2009

Nationality

Australian

Also known as

Frederick Harold Cress

Fred Cress (1938–2009), whose full name was Frederick Harold Cress, was a painter who migrated from Britain to Australia and is identified by authority records as an Australian artist. The collected sources connect him particularly with painting, drawing, and portraiture. His best-documented public distinction in this pack is the 1988 Archibald Prize, awarded for his portrait of fellow artist John Beard. VIAF also associates Cress with the publication “Whispers: drawings 1958–2007” and records several titled works, confirming a substantial drawing practice alongside his paintings. Collectors may therefore encounter his name attached to both paintings and works on paper, including portraits. Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, Library of Congress, and ISNI identifiers help distinguish him from similarly named people. The available evidence does not establish a specific movement or school, so none is assigned here.

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Common works and media

The collected sources support paintings, drawings, and portrait subjects as the principal work types associated with Fred Cress. VIAF identifies “Whispers: drawings 1958–2007,” while the biographical source records his award-winning portrait of John Beard. The pack does not provide enough evidence to characterize additional media, editions, recurring series, or broader subject categories.

Market and appraisal context

The input inventory associates Fred Cress with 383 records, but the collected public pack exposes no individual lot descriptions or realized prices. A careful appraisal should therefore classify a work first and compare paintings with paintings, drawings with drawings, and portraits with closely related subject matter when suitable public records become available. The current evidence supports these work types but does not support a price range, market trend, edition pattern, or claim about the premium attached to any period or subject. Object-specific conclusions require readable comparable sales and documentation for the particular work; the artist’s authority identifiers can help confirm that records refer to the correct Fred Cress.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Drawings
  • Portraits

Value drivers

  1. Classification as a painting or drawing should be considered when selecting comparable works
  2. Portrait subject matter should be compared separately from other subjects when relevant records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no readable lot-level auction results, realized prices, condition reports, dimensions, provenance histories, or edition details.
  • The Appraisily artist page was rate-limited during collection, so its underlying auction records could not be examined.
  • No price trend, price range, or relative market-performance claim can be supported from this source pack alone.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Fred Cress

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Fred Cress worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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