Turn and face the strange — and the price tag. A rare signed David Bowie self-portrait from 1996, complete with the Starman's own handprints, goes under the hammer at Sotheby's Modern British and Irish Art auction on October 15. It has never been sold before.
Bowie painted seriously for decades, but market-ready canvases with provenance, signature AND handprints barely exist. For collectors it's the closest thing to shaking the hand.
Every young 6ix artist dreaming of legacy should study Bowie's second act as a visual artist: fame funds the curiosity, curiosity outlives the fame. Paintings don't need radio. They hang around longer than hits.
Sources: CBC News. Context from the Young Hadene newsroom.
A signed 1996 David Bowie self-portrait bearing his handprints.
Sotheby's Modern British and Irish Art sale, October 15.