Bowie Duffy
'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Black & White Neg Remaster - Limited Estate Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
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Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Black & White Neg Remaster - Limited Estate Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
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Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Black & White Neg Remaster - Limited Estate Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph dates from the 1973 and is the iconic
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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H 24 in W 24 in
Duffy - Aladdin Sane - David Bowie - original negative re-work edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE – 2011
Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
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H 40 in W 40 in
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Eyes Open, 1973. Duffy Archive.
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie, Aladdin Eyes Open, 1973 by Brian Duffy.
This photograph was taken during the photo
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
H 45.28 in W 45.28 in D 1.19 in
David Bowie Smoking Clown by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy framed
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy
Taken from the original 1973 negative
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Smoking Clown contact sheet by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality contact sheet print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie with Scottie Dog by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality print of David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original 1980
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Contact Sheet by Brian Duffy framed
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Contact sheet print taken from the David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover shoot by Brian Duffy
Taken
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie as 'Aladdin Sane', 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie as 'Aladdin Sane', 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
Co-signed by David Bowie
Category
1970s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie as Aladdin Sane, 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie as Aladdin Sane, 1973 - Brian Duffy (Portrait Photography)
Signed
Solo-signed by Brain
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1970s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie Smoking Clown contact sheet by Duffy, with silver frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality contact sheet print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
H 19.75 in W 19.75 in
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open by Brian Duffy with gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane "Eyes Open" print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
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C Print
H 21 in W 21 in D 1 in
David Bowie Aladdin Sane contact sheet by Brian Duffy with gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane contact sheet print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
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C Print
H 21 in W 21 in D 1 in
David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy with black mat and gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy
Taken from the original 1973 negative
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
H 21 in W 21 in D 1 in
'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open - Limited Edition Signed by David Bowie
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Archival Pigment Print
Hand signed by David Bowie
Edition 23/25
Taken by Duffy during the second of Five
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
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H 40 in W 40 in
Duffy - Banned Pirelli Ice Cream Girl - signed limited edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
were incorporated on the David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover in 1973.
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1970s Modern Nude Photography
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Archival Pigment
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H 18 in W 12 in
1973 David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Original Vintage Poster
By David Bowie
Located in Winchester, GB
, this piece features the stunning photograph shot by long-term collaborator Brian Duffy of Bowie as
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Vintage 1970s British Posters
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover prints "Eyes Open" & "Eyes Closed"
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Set of 2 prints, both pre-matted with black mats. David Bowie by Brian Duffy from the 1973 Aladdin
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Set of 2 David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover prints "Eyes Open" & "Eyes Closed"
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Set of 2 prints, both pre-matted. David Bowie by Brian Duffy from the 1973 Aladdin Sane album cover
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
REGGIE KRAY & GRANDFATHER – LONDON 1967 signed limited edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON - VOGUE - 1961 signed
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
firmly back on the map.
In 2014 Duffy’s second book was released – Duffy Bowie: Five Sessions which
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean Shrimpton - Limited Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Jean Shrimpton - Limited Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs - Terry O'Neill, music, lifetime signed, 24x20 in.
By Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019)
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (v2)
1974
lifetime edition silver gelatin fine
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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By Lucien Clergue
Located in London, GB
Nude Female Study 1968
by Lucien Clergue
A curved, sculptured shot of a nude female torso and breast captured by Lucien Clergue
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Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol.
Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Nude Photography
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French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century terracotta bust of "Madame Récamier (French, 1777-1849)" The coyly gazing downward beauty, holding a veil across her chest revealing her bosom, the veil ge...
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H 22.75 in W 12.75 in D 10 in
Ferdinando Vichi Lifesize Marble Figure "Apollo Belvedere"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945) A fine and lifesize Italian white Carrara marble Greco-Roman figure of the Belvedere Apollo, after the original, now in the Vatican Museum, the ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Faiber, from the identidad' series, Photo Collage mixed media
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Faiber by Celso Castro-Daza
Photography photo collage intervened by the artist with bland ink mounted on archival paper.
Sheet size: 28 in. H x 20 in. W
Oct 1999
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
H 28 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
"Shadow of the Evening" Etruscan Bronze Museo Etrusco Guernacci Volterra
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
"Ombra della sera" Etruscan bronze, 3rd century BC, Museo Etrusco Guernacci, Volterra
"Shadow of the evening".
Dimensions: Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)Depth: 2....
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20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 15.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Pair of Antique Italian Grand Tour Models of Ruins in Sienna Marble
Located in New York, NY
A very fine and early pair of Roman neoclassical period grand tour Sienna marble models of the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Vespasian, early 1800s, Italian.
In th...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Sculptures
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Siena Marble
David Bowie
By Janet Macoska
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie, photographed performing live on stage in Ohio, 1976 by Janet Macoska
Available in various sizes:
16x20" Lambda C-Type Edition: 25
20x24...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
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C Print
davidelvisandi
By Jack Davidson
Located in Bloomington, IL
In this woodcut, printed in cadmium red and black inks on Somerset Satin paper, the artist riffs on the famous photograph of David Bowie in an outfit by designer Kansai Yamamoto.
Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Greg Gorman, Volume I by Greg Gorman, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Greg Gorman, Volume I by Greg Gorman. Published by CPC Publishing, Ridgefield, CT, 1989. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. With 94 b&w illustrations. "Volume 1" is Greg Gorma...
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Vintage 1980s American Books
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Paper
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Group "The Abduction of the Sabine Women"
By Pierre Loison 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Monumental French 19th century patinated bronze group Titled "The Abduction of the Sabine Women" after a model by Pierre Loison (French, 1816-1886), depicting a young...
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Antique 19th Century French Mannerist Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
H 54.75 in W 22 in D 24 in
David Bowie Photograph “the Archer” by John Rowlands
Located in Toronto, ON
Famed Canadian photographer, John Robert Rowlands has been photographing music celebrities since 1960, and in his 61 years of business, his work has taken him around the world. He ha...
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2010s Canadian Photography
Materials
Paper
Vintage Surreal Modernist Nude Erotic Macabre Skeleton Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage and usual American school painting. Oil on board.
Category
1950s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 20 in W 18 in D 2 in
Erotic Photograph of a Woman with a Violin
Located in Rochester, NY
A sensual black and white to slightly sepia tone interior photographic image of a partially nude woman holding a violin, pencil signed dated and numbered by artist on right side of m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Photography
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Paper
Italian Grand Tour Era Bronze "The Dying Gaul" Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, After the Antiquity.
A Grand Tour Era bronze sculpture of "The Dying Gaul" - heavily patinated.
Also known as "The Dying Gallia", "The Dying Galatian" or "The Dying Gladi...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Aladdin Sane (Bowie Bubblegum)
By Michael Moebius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Moebius
Aladdin Sane
40 x 29 inches
Giclée print on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
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David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Classic, Eyes Closed, by Brian Duffy, 1973
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph
Category
1970s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane, Eyes Open, 1973
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography
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Archival Paper
David Bowie, Scary Monsters, Clown Color, 1980 by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
three cover versions of the 7″ single.
Taken by Duffy during the last of the Five Sessions with David
Category
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
David Bowie, Scary Monsters, Clown Color, 1980 by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
three cover versions of the 7″ single.
Taken by Duffy during the last of the Five Sessions with David
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1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie, Scary Monsters Clown, 1980
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
three cover versions of the 7″ single.
Taken by Duffy during the last of the Five Sessions with David
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie, Lodger Set Build, 1979
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18 x 12, Edition of 25
Estate stamped with photographer's ink stamp, inscribed with title and numbered on reverse
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane Eyes Open Demi Contact Sheet
By Brian Duffy
Located in St Leonards on Sea, GB
Duffy's London studio in 1973. It was the second of five sessions that Duffy shot with David Bowie
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Aladdin Sane - Eyes Open 1973 - Signed by David Bowie
By Brian Duffy
Located in St Leonards on Sea, GB
Brian Duffy
Aladdin Sane - 1973 - "Eyes Open"
Signed by David Bowie 2014
Edition 23/25 (signed by
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper, Color
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane Re-mastered black & white negative, 1973
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In 2010, Duffy's Aladdin Sane black and white negative remaster was created by son Chris Duffy. The
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper
David Bowie, The Man Who Fell To Earth Remastered, 1975
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
37 x 16, Edition of 50
Estate stamped with photographer's ink stamp, inscribed with title and numbered on reverse
Fuji Baryte
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography
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Archival Paper
David Bowie, Thin White Duke #4 – White Sands, New Mexico, 1975
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18 x 12, Edition of 12
Hand signed by photographer
Estate stamped with photographer's ink stamp, inscribed with title and numbered on reverse
Fuji Baryte
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography
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Archival Paper
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster David Bowie Aladdin Sane Glam Rock Art
Located in London, GB
featuring the iconic cover artwork by the English photographer Brian Duffy (1933-2010) of Bowie with red
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Vintage 1970s British Posters
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Paper
H 40.16 in W 30.32 in D 0.04 in
'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Black & White Neg Remaster - Limited Estate Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
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Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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David Bowie, "Aladdin Sane Contact Sheet, 1973". Duffy Archive.
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
David Bowie, Aladdin Contact Sheet, 1973 by Brian Duffy.
This photograph was taken during the
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment, Black and White, Color
H 27.17 in W 27.17 in D 1.19 in
David Bowie with Scottie Dog by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality print of David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original 1980
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
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C Print
David Bowie with Scottie Dog by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality print of David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original 1980
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
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C Print
David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy framed
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy
Taken from the original 1973 negative
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
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C Print
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Vinyl 1st Pressing (Duffy)
By Brian Duffy
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"What is the first image that comes to mind when you hear the name David Bowie? For many
Category
1970s Pop Art More Art
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Offset
David Bowie Smoking Clown contact sheet by Duffy, with silver frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality contact sheet print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
H 19.75 in W 19.75 in
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane, Vinyl 1st Pressing, 1973
By Brian Duffy
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"What is the first image that comes to mind when you hear the name David Bowie? For many
Category
1970s Pop Art More Art
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Offset
Set of 2 David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover prints "Eyes Open" & "Eyes Closed"
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, US
Set of 2 prints, both pre-matted. David Bowie by Brian Duffy from the 1973 Aladdin Sane album cover
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography
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C Print
Vintage David BOWIE photograph
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A dynamic, vintage David Bowie press photograph, circa late 1970s. Dimensions: 8 x 10 inches
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1970s Pop Art Photography
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Jean Shrimpton - Limited Edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Bowie: Five Sessions which covers his work with David Bowie. Written by Chris Duffy and Kevin Cann the
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography
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Black and White, Archival Pigment
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster David Bowie Aladdin Sane Glam Rock Art
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
featuring the iconic cover artwork by the English photographer Brian Duffy (1933-2010) of Bowie with red
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1970s More Prints
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Paper
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Duffy New Release Ghost Signature Edition Oversize
By Brian Duffy
Located in London, GB
Aladdin Sane Duffy Archive New Release Ghost Signature Edition Oversize Print
40 x 40" inches
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1970s Modern Color Photography
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C Print
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David Bowie, Aladdin Sane ‘Demi’ Contact sheet, 1973 by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nine images taken during the same session that Duffy shot with Bowie in 1973 arranged around the
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography
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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane ‘Demi’ Contact sheet, 1973 by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nine images taken during the same session that Duffy shot with Bowie in 1973 arranged around the
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1970s Contemporary Color Photography
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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
David Bowie, Aladdin Sane ‘Demi’ Contact sheet, 1973 by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nine images taken during the same session that Duffy shot with Bowie in 1973 arranged around the
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David Bowie, Scary Monsters Long Shadow, 1980
By Brian Duffy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Photographer Brian Duffy had an eight-year working relationship with David Bowie shooting five key sessions over this period, providing the creative concept as well as the photographic image for three album covers. First came the iconic 1973 shoot for the cover of Aladdin Sane, often nicknamed 'the Mona Lisa of pop', when Duffy interpreted Bowie's original title of 'A Lad Insane’ as “Aladdin Sane”. Duffy the went on to shot the cover for 'Lodger' in 1979 and in 1980, the cover for Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Duffy's input had a significant influence on the creation of Bowie's chameleon-like public persona and his continual pioneering reinvention.
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