- Talk about a thrift store jackpot!
- A painting purchased for $4.09 at a Canadian thrift store is now up for auction after the artist was identified as music legend David Bowie.
- Auctioneer Cowley Abbott said the painting was purchased from a donation center for household goods in South River, Ontario, and was subsequently discovered to have been painted by Bowie in 1997.
- The auction house said the painting, titled D Head XLVI, is part of a series the singer created between 1994 and 1997.
- "It has been suggested that, for some of these important paintings, Bowie drew inspiration from the Ziggy Stardust era. With long hair and a pronounced profile, this energetic and enigmatic portrait is truly a rare representation from a celebrated artist."
- The painting is being sold as part of Cowley Abbott's International Art Online Auction and is expected to fetch a high bid of $9,000-$12,000.
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