David Bowie, rare painting at auction bought for just $ 5

A rare David Bowie painting, which was found in a Canadian landfill, will be auctioned on June 24 for thousands of dollars. The legendary British musician’s artwork was bought at the entrance to an Ontario landfill for Canadian $ 5 (about $ 4) but is expected to attract bids of at least $ 12,000, organizers estimate. Experts say the signature on the back of the artwork proves it was made by the musician. According to Cowley Abbott auction house, the painting was discovered by a woman, who intends to remain anonymous, in a used things collection center outside the Machar municipal landfill, about 185 miles (300 km) north of Toronto. . The 9.75 x 8-inch canvas also had a label showing Bowie’s name, the date 1997, and a description of the painting as “acrylic and computer collage on canvas.” “The painting caught their attention even earlier. that they turn it over and read the label on the back, “auction house president Rob Cowley told CNN. “They found it interesting,” he explained. The provenance of the painting, titled “DHead XLVI”, was further authenticated by Andy Peters, Bowie’s autograph collector since 1978, who began offering his expertise on the artist’s handwriting after his death in 2016.