WATCH: Lifelong fan pays £22,500 for self-portrait of David Bowie in Edinburgh auction
A lifelong fan of David Bowie has paid £22,500 for one of his paintings at an auction in Edinburgh - more than quadruple the highest estimated price.
A lifelong fan of David Bowie has paid £22,500 for one of his paintings an auction in Edinburgh- more than quadruple the highest estimated price.
Devotees of the late rock legend pushed up the bidding for self-portrait DHEAD from the estimated value of £3,000-£5,000.
The artwork was bought by a film and television producer who wants to remain anonymous. He said: "I am a lifelong fan and am more than delighted to now own a piece of original art by David Bowie.
"The first album I ever bought was Aladdin Sane, released in 1973. He was, in my opinion, the greatest artist who ever lived, he will be greatly missed.'' Bowie died on January 10 after a private 18-month battle with liver cancer.
The star donated the painting to the fundraising ARTAID 98 exhibition in Edinburgh in 1998.
The self-portrait attracted worldwide interest when it was auctioned at Lyon & Turnbull's contemporary paintings sale in Edinburgh on Monday, including callers from Monaco and Canada.
We spoke to Charlotte Rearden, a painting specialist at Lyon and Turnbull auction house, about the piece.