{"id":432171,"date":"2025-11-07T10:34:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=432171"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T15:35:05","slug":"david-bowie-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/david-bowie-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"David Bowie&#8217;s \u2018Aladdin Sane\u2019 Artwork Just Broke an Auction Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrianDuffy_AladdinSane-950x633.jpeg\" alt=\"Chris Duffy with David Bowie photos\" class=\"wp-image-432180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrianDuffy_AladdinSane-950x633.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrianDuffy_AladdinSane-525x350.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrianDuffy_AladdinSane-120x80.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrianDuffy_AladdinSane-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrianDuffy_AladdinSane-1400x933.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrianDuffy_AladdinSane.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/brian-duffy-1934-2010-british\/art\/\">Brian Duffy<\/a>\u2019s son, Chris Duffy, founder and managing director of the Duffy Archive, poses at Bonhams auction house in London with the Hasselblad 500C camera his used father to photograph David Bowie for his <em>Aladdin Sane<\/em> and <em>Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) <\/em>album covers. Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz\/Future Publishing via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Earlier this fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/david-bowie-v-and-a\/\">the V&amp;A East Storehouse\u2019s David Bowie Centre opened<\/a>, offering the public a chance to glimpse a trove of artifacts related to the multitalented musician&#8217;s life and career. Still, some Bowie superfans yearned to bring a special piece of his kaleidoscopic artistry home with them. They had the chance to do just that this week at Bonhams London, where, as <a href=\"https:\/\/news.artnet.com\/art-world\/david-bowie-brian-duffy-aladdin-sane-auction-2709007\">Artnet<\/a> reports, works by photographer and frequent Bowie collaborator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/brian-duffy-1934-2010-british\/art\/\">Brian Duffy<\/a> were auctioned off. The star lot of the sale was the cover for Bowie\u2019s <em>Aladdin Sane <\/em>album, which went for $496,000, breaking the previous record for an album cover, held by Led Zeppelin\u2019s self-titled 1969 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The images shot for the album are undoubtedly the most memorable of Bowie taken by Duffy \u2014 if not the most memorable photos of Bowie period. They capture the musician wearing his famous lightning-bolt makeup, created by artist Pierre La Roche, with whom Bowie worked on multiple occasions, including for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/twiggy-remembers-david-bowie\/\">the <em>Pin Ups<\/em> cover featuring Bowie with fellow British icon Twiggy<\/a>. In the sale-stealing Bonhams photo, the musician looks both magnetic and contemplative, his eyes closed and his face glowing pink.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBowieBrianDuffy.jpeg\" alt=\"David Bowie with lightning bolt face paint\" class=\"wp-image-432172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBowieBrianDuffy.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBowieBrianDuffy-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBowieBrianDuffy-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBowieBrianDuffy-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBowieBrianDuffy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBowieBrianDuffy-216x216.jpeg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/color-photography\/brian-duffy-david-bowie-aladdin-sane-eyes-open-limited-edition-signed-david-bowie\/id-a_4522572\/\">This portrait from Brian Duffy&#8217;s <em>Aladdin Sane<\/em> series is available on 1stDibs.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The auction also presented fans with the opportunity to grab other precious Bowie memorabilia. Two contact sheets from the <em>Aladdin Sane<\/em> portrait series sold for $25,000, while the stool Bowie sat on during the session went for $3,680. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-carousel\">\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"pdp-carousel-heading\">Shop for David Bowie Photos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper block-9a5308d9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/portrait-photography\/masayoshi-sukita-david-bowie-watch-that-man-iv-sukita-framed-30x30-signed-limited-edition\/id-a_11696382\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/masayoshi-sukita-photography-david-bowie-watch-that-man-iv-by-sukita-framed-30x30-signed-limited-edition-for-sale\/a_18122\/1675545886951\/Watch_That_Man_IV_Sukita_master.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"David Bowie Watch That Man IV, 1973, by Masayoshi Sukita\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>David Bowie Watch That Man IV<\/em>, 1973, by Masayoshi Sukita\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/black-white-photography\/brian-duffy-david-bowie-aladdin-sane-black-white-neg-remaster-limited-estate-edition\/id-a_6329872\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/brian-duffy-1934-2010-british-photography-david-bowie-aladdin-sane-black-white-neg-remaster-limited-estate-edition-for-sale\/a_4493\/a_63298721592344805817\/Bowie_remastered_master.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"David Bowie Aladdin Sane Black &amp; White Neg Remaster, 2010, by Brian Duffy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Bowie Aladdin Sane Black &amp; White Neg Remaster, 2010, by Brian Duffy\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/portrait-photography\/mick-rock-bowie-as-ziggy-limited-edition-mick-rock-estate-print\/id-a_10823532\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/mick-rock-1948-british-photography-bowie-as-ziggy-limited-edition-mick-rock-estate-print-for-sale\/a_4493\/a_108235321662725691876\/unframed_Bowie_EarlsCourt_London1973cMickRock_5_master.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Bowie As Ziggy, 1973 (printed later), by Mick Rock\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Bowie As Ziggy<\/em>, 1973 (printed later), by Mick Rock\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/photography\/color-photography\/terry-oneill-david-bowie-from-yellow-mustard-suit-series-signed\/id-a_13697472\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/terry-oneill-photography-david-bowie-from-the-yellow-mustard-suit-series-for-sale\/a_26442\/1703889732223\/1c8758a10cfab9157987958ac36fd67d_master.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"David Bowie \"Yellow Mustard Suit\" Series (Signed), 1974, by Terry O'Neill\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Bowie &#8220;Yellow Mustard Suit&#8221; Series (Signed), 1974, by Terry O&#8217;Neill\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this fall, the V&amp;A East Storehouse\u2019s David Bowie Centre opened, offering the public a chance to glimpse a trove of artifacts related to the multitalented musician&#8217;s life and career. Still, some Bowie superfans yearned to bring a special piece of his kaleidoscopic artistry home with them. 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