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David Bowie Collector Sotheby's 2016 Bowie Estate sale
Full 3 Volume Set In Original Wrapper
Biography
Following the tragic passing of David Bowie in January 2016 the world learned for the first time about the music icon's fiercely guarded, legendary private art and design collection.
In November 2016, his estate partnered with Sotheby's London to stage the historic, multi-part Bowie/Collector sale. This white-glove event showcased his eclectic, brilliant eye, capturing the global public's imagination and raising over £32.9 million ($41 million).
Listed here is the complete three-volume sale catalogue set documenting the event.
The three catalogues together serve as a comprehensive visual record of the 350+ pieces Bowie collected over his lifetime.
Volume I: Modern & Contemporary Art, Part I (Evening Sale, 10 November 2016 | Featuring masterpieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Frank Auerbach)
Volume II: Modern & Contemporary Art, Part II (Day Sale, 11 November 2016 | Covering 20th-century British avant-garde artists)
Volume III: Post-War & Contemporary Design (11 November 2016 | Showcasing Bowie's massive, playful collection of Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis Group)Original Slipcase: Strikingly styled, featuring the iconic black-and-white portrait of David Bowie.
CONDITION
Three volumes housed in the original illustrated wrap around cover, in good condition, never read, only handled to photograph.
Set together sized approximately 30 cm x 23 cm x 5 cm weighing a huge 4.2 kilograms prior to packaging.
Volume I has a minor bump to the spine bottom.
Card wrap around cover has minor bumps to corners and occasional light separation, please see the many large photographs provided which are of the actual three volumes you are buying to reassure yourself of the exact condition.
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Note this is a 4.2 kilogram heavy volume.
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