A rare painting by David Bowie purchased for $4.09 (£2.94) at a thrift store in Ontario, Canada is expected to sell for tens of thousands of dollars at auction next week. Auction house Cowley Abbott said there was “cautious excitement” when it was first contacted about the 1997 work, as Bowie’s paintings are rarely sold at auction. Between 1995 and 1997, Bowie painted a series of 47 portraits.
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