circa mid-1970's and circa 1995,
the 1995 black resin lifemask 5in x 9½in (13cm x 24cm), made during David Bowie's collaboration with the artist Beezy Bailey for Bowie's 'New Afro/Pagan and Work: 1975-1995' exhibition, accompanied by photographs of Bowie in the artist's studio; together with a mid-1970s glossy black resin life-mask, 4½in x 9½in (11.5cm x 24cm) (2)

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David Bowie began producing his own artwork in the mid 1970s, a practice which culminated in his first solo exhibition, the 1995 retrospective New Afro Pagan and Work: 1975-1995, held at The Gallery in Cork Street, London. The exhibition displayed a collection of portraits, sculpture, and artworks inspired by German Expressionism and Bowie's recent trip to South Africa. A silver lifemask of the artist was also included in the exhibition.

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