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David Bowie (British, 1947-2016)
DHEAD XLV, 1997

3 March 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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David Bowie (British, 1947-2016)

DHEAD XLV, 1997
acrylic and computer collage on canvas, signed in black on the verso by Bowie, also titled DHEAD XLV on label,
26 x 20.5cm (10.2 x 8.1in)

Footnotes

Inspired by the styles of German expressionists, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, and the London School of painters, Bowie was an avid artist during his lifetime. His series of paintings entitled DHeads were created between 1995-1997, with each painting in the series being distinguishable by specific Roman numerals. Only a few were self-portraits of Bowie.

Examples of his Berlin-era portraiture were featured in the 2013 blockbuster exhibition DAVID BOWIE IS at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and then at major museums around the world, where they received critical acclaim in their own right.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Bowie's ground-breaking album The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars. Though painting and art was a huge part of Bowie's life, his work is extremely scarce to market.

Provenance
Sale; Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, Contemporary Art, 16 March 2016, lot 65

The artwork was originally philanthropically donated by Bowie to the 'ARTAID '98' fund-raising exhibition in Edinburgh that year.

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