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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled, 1984.
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Johann Fischer, Meine Richtige Mutter in Jungen Jahren / Der Vater Meines Vorgangers, 1985.
Exhibition
Bowie/Collector
1 Nov 2016 – 11 Nov 2016
Event times
Tuesday 1 November, 12noon–5pm
Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 November, 9am–5pm
Friday 4 November, 9am–5pm
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 November, 10am–5pm
Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 November, 9am–5pm
Thursday 10 November, 9am–12noon
Cost of entry
Free and open to all
Address
- 34-35 New Bond Street
- London
England - W1S 2RT
- United Kingdom
About
LONDON – This November, Sotheby’s will stage Bowie/Collector, a three-part sale encompassing over 350 works from the private collection of legendary musician David Bowie. At the heart of of the sale is a remarkable group of more than 200 works by many of the most important British artists of the 20th Century, including Frank Auerbach, Damien Hirst, Henry Moore and Graham Sutherland.
Bowie’s famously inquisitive mind also led him to collect Outsider Art, Surrealism and Contemporary African art, as well as pieces by Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis group. Bowie's diverse tastes nurtured his extensive archive of important works from celebrated, and less widely-known, artists in a collection of unparalleled eclecticism.
From 1–10 November, the collection will be exhibited at Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries in London, giving fans, collectors, art lovers and experts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to immerse themselves in the extraordinary range of objects that informed Bowie’s private world.
**UPDATE** Join us on Facebook Live this Saturday (11am, 1pm, 3pm) and Sunday (1pm, 3pm) to watch a weekend of talks dedicated to David Bowie’s life as an icon, musician and collector. Full details below.
