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Tintoretto's altarpiece, which was one of Bowie's earliest art acquisitions back in 1987, was sold for £191,000. Bowie himself was a painter and sculptor, and works by his own hand are part of his collection. This includes a series of self-portraits he painted in 1995, one of which he used as the cover to his album Outside.
Sep 3, 2019 · Despite mainly collecting Modern and contemporary art, Bowie kept his Tintoretto until he died in 2016, even naming his record label after the Venetian painter. St Catherine was bought by...
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David Bowie owned a piece by the artist called The Angel Foretelling Saint Catherine of Alexandria of Her Martyrdom (circa 1570s). It was one of Bowie’s first art purchases, and it remained...
Bowie was a prolific fan of contemporary art, but one of his most treasured pieces was much older: an altarpiece made by the dramatic Italian master Tintoretto entitled The Angel Foretelling...
Jun 27, 2017 · The late rock star David Bowie’s prized Jacopo Tintoretto altarpiece is now on view to the public. A collector who bought the work at auction last year has loaned the painting to Rubens House in Antwerp, Belgium, the former home and studio of the Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens.
Jan 12, 2016 · “Yes, I do have a (too frequently remarked upon) Tintoretto and a small Rubens … but the majority of what I have are British 20th century and not terribly big names,” Bowie insisted.
Jun 26, 2017 · 26 June 2017. For 30 years, David Bowie cherished his altarpiece by Jacopo Tintoretto, even naming his record label after the Venetian painter. But little did Bowie know that beneath the layers...
