# @sothebys on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeRknoboG7m
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71365662-sothebys-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T13:03:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's (@sothebys) — https://gondola.cc/sothebys

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The Starman is back at #SothebysLondon. One of David Bowie’s most striking self-portraits will head to auction for the first time in The Modern British & Irish Art Day sale. See it on view at New Bond Street through 15 October.

In the mid-1990s, Bowie made a small group of just eight self-portraits of this scale. Here, he stares directly out at the viewer, emphasizing his famously asymmetric eyes. Look closely and you’ll see two of his handprints pressed into the paint, creating an unusually intimate connection to the late artist. 

This comes ten years after the landmark auction series ‘Bowie/Collector’ offered more than 350 works from David Bowie’s private collection at Sotheby’s London.

Tap the link in bio to register to bid in the auction, presented in partnership with stregishotels, and plan your visit to the exhibition.

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Detail of Bowie’s handprints that he pressed into this 1996 self-portrait.

Auctioneer Oliver Barker led the rostrum for the historic ‘Bowie/Collector’ sale in 2016. This three-part auction achieved £32.9 million and set 59 new artist records.

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