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Bowie signed paper

Looking to get an opinion on this Bowie. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on November 30, 2021 at 11:22am

Looks good to me.

Permalink Reply by Mikex on November 30, 2021 at 11:59am

No chance. Looks slowly drawn. It's fake.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 30, 2021 at 12:27pm

I checked with Andy - forgery. Better than many. The wrong style for the year though.

Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on November 30, 2021 at 12:35pm

Slightly surprised, but I don’t feel strongly enough to argue against Andy’s opinion.

I know what Mikex means about it looking drawn slowly, but the shape — often the most difficult thing to pull off with Bowie — looks right.  The pen looks poor, which doesn’t help.

My first Bowie IP was in 1991, and it didn’t look anymore convincing than this.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 30, 2021 at 1:06pm

Yes, whoever did this took time to study. This OP reminded me of this style.

Permalink Reply by Chris Roberts on November 30, 2021 at 1:12pm

still not completely convinced either way...OP resembles this '90 from DBA site

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 30, 2021 at 2:07pm

That does not resemble the OP at all.

Permalink Reply by Mikex on November 30, 2021 at 1:13pm

There's a natural flow to those. Unlike the op

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 30, 2021 at 1:14pm

Exactly.

Permalink Reply by Chris Roberts on November 30, 2021 at 1:15pm

Additionally, it's attached to a drawing alleging to be from a charity auction, so maybe drawn more deliberately? Either way, leaning towards stay away.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 30, 2021 at 1:18pm

Charity Auctions...

Bowie was a very good draughtsman - that sketch is nuts.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 30, 2021 at 2:00pm

Further, with his knowledge and interest in Japanese and Chinese culture I doubt he would have depicted himself with sanpaku - three whites in the eye on our left. It signifies distress, illness and a rather...bad future.

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