# Bernard Myers artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/bernard-myers/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:51:42.982Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Common media: Painting, Pastel

## About Bernard Myers

Bernard Myers (1925–2007) was a British painter, also represented in library authority data as Bernard L. Myers. Wikidata and VIAF agree on his lifespan and national context, while Tate, Art UK, Getty ULAN, and the Library of Congress maintain or link dedicated records for the same artist. The collected material does not securely assign Myers to a named movement or provide enough evidence to summarize his education, exhibitions, or principal subjects. A documented work at St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, titled Benedicite Omnia Opera, is described as pastel work from the 1960s and as having been presented by the artist's widow. Collectors may therefore encounter both paintings and pastel-based material under his name. Because Bernard Myers is not a unique personal name, records and works should be matched carefully to the British painter born in 1925 before biographical or market conclusions are drawn.

## Common works and media

The collected sources identify Myers primarily as a painter. They also document Benedicite Omnia Opera at St Nicholas's Church in Chiswick as pastel work from the 1960s. Paintings and pastel-based works are therefore the clearest supported work types for appraisal searches, while specific recurring subjects, print editions, sculptures, ceramics, or named series are not established by this source pack.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by confirming that a work belongs to Bernard Myers, the British painter who lived from 1925 to 2007, rather than another person with the same name. The available sources support painting and pastel as relevant media, but they do not provide enough lot-level evidence for price trends or predictions. Medium, dimensions, date, inscriptions, condition, provenance, and comparison with securely identified works should be documented before selecting auction comparables. Public sale records can add useful context only after the artist identity and work type have been reconciled; a name-only match is not sufficient evidence of authorship or market value.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available and can be matched reliably to the artist.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21288552
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43107724/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500017516
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79022868
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/bernard-myers-1686
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/myers-bernard-19252007
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chiswick,_St_Nicholas%27s_Church,_Bernard_Myers_%27Benedicite_Omnia_Opera%27.jpg
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/bernard-myers/