Bruce Bernard
Lucien Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; Leigh Bowery posing with painting, 1994
Found at
Christies,
London
Photographs, Lot 89
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2007
Photographs, Lot 89
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
BRUCE BERNARD (1928-2000)
Lucien Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; Leigh Bowery posing with painting, 1994
gelatin silver print and chromogenic print
the first inscribed 'For Noel & June, with love/Bruce/January 1991', the second 'For June, with love on her birthday/1995/(Noel may look at it) Bruce' in ink on verso
12¾ x 8½in. (32.3 x 21.6cm.); 13¾ x 9 3/8in. (35 x 23.8cm.) (2)
Lucien Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; Leigh Bowery posing with painting, 1994
gelatin silver print and chromogenic print
the first inscribed 'For Noel & June, with love/Bruce/January 1991', the second 'For June, with love on her birthday/1995/(Noel may look at it) Bruce' in ink on verso
12¾ x 8½in. (32.3 x 21.6cm.); 13¾ x 9 3/8in. (35 x 23.8cm.) (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Lucien Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; Leigh Bowery posing with painting, 1994 by Bruce Bernard was sold in the Photographs auction at Christies in London in November 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 9,626.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Bruce Bernard - we have observed the highest auction result to date for 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, which sold at auction in October 2002 for GBP 18,522.50 (€ 29,299.33).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Lucien Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; Leigh Bowery posing with painting, 1994 von Bruce Bernard wurde im November 2007 in der Auktion Photographs bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 9.626,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von Bruce Bernard mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für 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 beobachtet, die im Oktober 2002 für GBP 18.522,50 (€ 29.299,33) versteigert wurde.
Bruce Bernard - Auction history
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