Bruce Bernard
Lucien Freud working in his studio with Leigh Bowery, 1992
Found at
Christies,
London
Photographs, Lot 90
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2007
Photographs, Lot 90
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
BRUCE BERNARD (1928-2000)
Lucien Freud working in his studio with Leigh Bowery, 1992
dye-bleach print
inscribed 'Happy birthday June, 1992, Bruce X' in ink on verso
11¼ x 15½in. (28.5 x 39.4cm.)
Lucien Freud working in his studio with Leigh Bowery, 1992
dye-bleach print
inscribed 'Happy birthday June, 1992, Bruce X' in ink on verso
11¼ x 15½in. (28.5 x 39.4cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Bruce Bernard achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2007. In the Photographs auction, the work Lucien Freud working in his studio with Leigh Bowery, 1992 sold for GBP 8,750.00 (€ 12,252.26) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. 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 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bruce Bernard erzielte im November 2007 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Lucien Freud working in his studio with Leigh Bowery, 1992 für GBP 8.750,00 (€ 12.252,26) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. 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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