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Three Studies for a Self-Portrait, 1979–80, 37.5 x 31.8cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Three Studies for a Self-Portrait is an oil-on-canvas triptych painting by the Irish-born English artist Francis Bacon. Two of paintings are signed and dated 1979, and the third signed and dated 1979–1980.
The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1998 by EMI. It follows The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 (1997) and includes material released between 1974 and 1979.
Triptych, May–June 1973 was purchased at auction in 1989 by Swiss businesswoman Esther Grether for $6.3 million ($15.5 million as of 2023), then a record for a Bacon painting. [7] [8] [9] Grether is believed to own three other Bacon triptychs from the 1970s. Triptych March 1974 1974 Catalogue Raisonné Number 74-02 Oil on canvas 198 x 147.5cm ...
David Bowie and wife Iman in 2009. Bowie reportedly began appreciating and collecting art in the mid 1970s, when he moved to Berlin to escape his cocaine addiction. [1] Artist and writer Matthew Collings characterized the collection as "bohemian, romantic, expressive, emotional art". [2] Bowie was described by an art advisor as "a true collector.
Jeff Beck: The Guitar Collection, will feature more than 130 of his instruments, and see his recognisable 1954 Oxblood Gibson Les Paul go on sale. Jeff Beck guitars used in Bowie performance and ...
Bowie's debut release was the 1964 single "Liza Jane" by Davie Jones & the King Bees. [6] He released two more singles in 1965 under the names of the Manish Boys and Davy Jones, respectively. His first release using the name David Bowie was the 1966 single " Can't Help Thinking About Me ", which was released with the Lower Third.
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈ b oʊ i / BOH-ee), [1] was an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor. . Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1
Triptych, 1976 is a large triptych painted by the British artist Francis Bacon in 1976. It comprises three oil and pastel paintings on canvas. [ 1 ] It is the second most expensive Bacon ever sold, after Three Studies of Lucian Freud , being auctioned for US$86 million in 2008.