Lot 73430 · 2025 April 29 - 30 Photographs Signature® Auction
Leigh Bowery breaking his pose for painting by Lucian Freud
Bruce Bernard · Dye coupler print
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2025 April 29 - 30 Photographs Signature® Auction · 30 April 2025
- Dimensions
- 12 x 18 inches (30.5 x 45.7 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13470516
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Bruce Bernard, Leigh Bowery breaking his pose for painting by Lucian Freud. Heritage Auctions, 30 Apr 2025, lot 73430. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13470516.
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Bruce Bernard, Leigh Bowery breaking his pose for painting by Lucian Freud. Heritage Auctions, 30 Apr 2025, lot 73430. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13470516.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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