Lot 523 · Sotheby's W06708
Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for "And the Husband" by Lucian Freud
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,770–$3,694
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W06708 · 19 June 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3449690
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Bruce Bernard, Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for "And the Husband" by Lucian Freud. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2006, lot 523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3449690.
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Bruce Bernard, Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for "And the Husband" by Lucian Freud. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2006, lot 523. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3449690.
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From the same sale Sotheby's W06708 · Jun 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract No. 1 | Willem Hussem | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Bella | Lucian Freud | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Malocchio | Enzo Cucchi | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Customers | Neal Tait | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Ghost Ship | Dorothy Cross | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Fortschritt Fleiderstrudel Fünf uhr | Pipilotti Rist | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bernard | Francis Bacon in his studio, Reece Mews | $9,709 | Phillips, May 2015 | |
| Bruce Bernard | 'Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman posing for "And the Bridegr | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | Lucian Freud with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990 | Bonhams, May 2012 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | 'francis bacon in his studio', 1983 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | Sue Tilley Posing for Lucian Freud | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| David Hockney | Chair, 38 The Colony, Malibu (G. 452, S.A.C. 143, M.C.A.T. 1 | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Dennis Morgan | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | Untitled (Bondage) | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
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.