Fred Cress
New Paintings

"After two decades as Australia's foremost abstractionist, Cress is now a committed realist, producing works of great power and presence which cover the gamut of human emotions and weaknesses: love, hate, lust, envy and greed. But he also paints works of great beauty and serenity, lyrical landscapes and architectural studies which are the stage for his human dramas. Academically trained and with a highly disciplined approach to his work. Cress has never let his public take him for granted. He has never allowed himself to become complacent or narrow in his thinking. Each new decade has brought challenges both for the artist and the dealers and collectors who support him.

As a mature painter he has found both critical and material success and, as his popular Archibald Prize win of 1988 attests, the admiration of a wide audience. His world is now divided between Sydney and rual France, an existence which gives him the best of both the old and the new worlds, the life of an international artist.

Gavin Fry - Artists Writer, Publisher and Museum Director
From his book, "Fred Cress", 2000

EXHIBITIONS

Fred Cress
New Paintings
6 April - 7 May 2005

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Please note, works in previous exhibitions may no longer be available, please visit our stockroom for available works