Bruce Bernard
(i) Lucian Freud posing as a Henry Moore, 1983; (ii) Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for 'And The Husband (1)', 1993; (iii) Lucian Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; (iv) Leigh Bowery posing for Lucian Freud's 'Leigh under th
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.523 GBP
Price realised: 18.523 GBP
Description
Bruce Bernard (1928-2000)
(i) Lucian Freud posing as a Henry Moore, 1983; (ii) Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for 'And The Husband (1)', 1993;
(iii) Lucian Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990;
(iv) Leigh Bowery posing for Lucian Freud's 'Leigh under the Skylight', 1994
each signed, titled, numbered and dated '(i) B Bernard 1996 11/25; (ii) B Bernard 1996 15/25; (iii) B Bernard 1996 15/25; (iv) B Bernard 1997 17/25' (on labels affixed to the reverses)
(i, iii) bromide prints;
(ii, iv) colour coupler prints
(i) Lucian Freud posing as a Henry Moore, 1983; (ii) Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for 'And The Husband (1)', 1993;
(iii) Lucian Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990;
(iv) Leigh Bowery posing for Lucian Freud's 'Leigh under the Skylight', 1994
each signed, titled, numbered and dated '(i) B Bernard 1996 11/25; (ii) B Bernard 1996 15/25; (iii) B Bernard 1996 15/25; (iv) B Bernard 1997 17/25' (on labels affixed to the reverses)
(i, iii) bromide prints;
(ii, iv) colour coupler prints
A top price for Bruce Bernard
This artwork by Bruce Bernard achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2002. In the Post-War and Contemporary auction, the work (i) Lucian Freud posing as a Henry Moore, 1983; (ii) Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for 'And The Husband (1)', 1993; (iii) Lucian Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; (iv) Leigh Bowery posing for Lucian Freud's 'Leigh under th sold for GBP 18,522.50 (€ 29,299.33) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00 This high result makes (i) Lucian Freud posing as a Henry Moore, 1983; (ii) Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for 'And The Husband (1)', 1993; (iii) Lucian Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; (iv) Leigh Bowery posing for Lucian Freud's 'Leigh under th the most expensive artwork by Bruce Bernard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bruce Bernard
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bruce Bernard erzielte im Oktober 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary wurde die Arbeit (i) Lucian Freud posing as a Henry Moore, 1983; (ii) Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for 'And The Husband (1)', 1993; (iii) Lucian Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; (iv) Leigh Bowery posing for Lucian Freud's 'Leigh under th für GBP 18.522,50 (€ 29.299,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht (i) Lucian Freud posing as a Henry Moore, 1983; (ii) Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for 'And The Husband (1)', 1993; (iii) Lucian Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; (iv) Leigh Bowery posing for Lucian Freud's 'Leigh under th zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bruce Bernard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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