Lot 78 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman Posing for 'And the Husband' by Lucian Freud, 1993
Bruce Bernard · each: c-print
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,443–$3,258
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 8 December 2009
- Dimensions
- each image: 10 x 15in. (25.5 x 38cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4301130
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4301130 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4301130
Bruce Bernard, Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman Posing for 'And the Husband' by Lucian Freud, 1993. Christie's, 8 Dec 2009, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4301130.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4301130.
Bruce Bernard, Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman Posing for 'And the Husband' by Lucian Freud, 1993. Christie's, 8 Dec 2009, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4301130.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capricorne III | François-xavier Lalanne | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| Untitled | Anthony Gormley | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Etoile de ville | Charles Mayton | — | upcoming |
| Site avec 4 personnages | Jean Dubuffet | €50,000–€70,000 | |
| Composition | Nicolas De Staël | €150,000–€200,000 | |
| Peinture 97 x 130 cm 15 août 1961 | Pierre Soulages | €600,000–€800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bernard | 'Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for "And the Bridegr | $13,937 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| David Hockney | Man | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | Francis Bacon in his studio, Reece Mews | Phillips, May 2015 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | Sue Tilley Posing for Lucian Freud | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | African Daisy | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Thomas | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| David Hockney | Portrait of Richard Hamilton (Scottish Art Council 126; Muse | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | Lucien Freud standing with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990; L | Christie's, Nov 2007 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.