Lot 199 · Made in Britain
leigh bowery and nicola bateman posing for 'and the husband' by lucian freud, 1993
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,023–$4,232
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 17 March 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4813031
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bruce Bernard, bruce bernard | leigh bowery and nicola bateman posing for 'and the husband' by lucian freud, 1993. Sotheby's, 17 Mar 2020, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4813031.
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Bruce Bernard, bruce bernard | leigh bowery and nicola bateman posing for 'and the husband' by lucian freud, 1993. Sotheby's, 17 Mar 2020, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4813031.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bernard | bruce bernard | lucian freud posing as a sculpture by henry | $3,709 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | |
| Bruce Bernard | Francis Bacon Taken in his Studio | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | 'lucian freud standing with portrait of leigh bowery', 1990, | Sotheby's, May 2005 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | 'francis bacon in his studio', 1983 | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | Leigh Bowery and Nicola Bateman Posing for 'And the Husband' | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | Lucian Freud with portrait of Leigh Bowery, 1990 | Bonhams, May 2012 | ||
| Bruce Bernard | lucian freud in his studio with two paintings of leigh bower | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| David Hockney | Nicholas Wilder (from Friends) (S.A.C. 179; MCA Tokyo 168) | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
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.