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David Bowie: a lithograph Saucer II,
1996,

15 December 2016, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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David Bowie: a lithograph Saucer II,

1996,
printed on Arches paper with the title SAUCER II embossed in the bottom left, from Bowie's installation 'Where do they come from, where do they go?', signed and dated in pencil 1996, David Bowie, and numbered 154/175 to bottom right-hand corner, mounted, framed and glazed, overall 18 x 24in (46 x 61cm)

Footnotes

The print depicts three flying saucers. David Bowie had a lifelong fascination with flying saucers, having claimed to seen three on Hampstead Heath when he was a child. The artwork was originally created in New York in November 1974 during his Stateside Diamond Dogs Tour. The printed version and installation was first shown at the Biennale di Firenze Art Show, 20th September 1996.

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