David Bowie's private art collection, including
works by Henry Moore and Damien Hirst, will
go on display to the public for the first
time.
Everything will go to Auction with Sotheby's
later in the year.
The "Bowie/Collector" three-part sale by Sotheby's
will feature around 400 items from the pop
icon's collection.
It is expected to fetch "in excess of 10 million
pounds.
Bowie, who died aged 69 in January, straddled
the worlds of music, fashion, drama and art
for five decades, and was known for some of
the most innovative songs of his generation.
However his art collector side "was something
he kept almost entirely hidden from public
view", Sotheby's said.
Among works to be featured is "Air Power"
painting by late American artist Jean-Michel
Basquiat, estimated between 2.5 million and
3.5 million pounds.
There are also sculptures and designer furniture
going to Auction.
The collection will be exhibited at Sotheby's
galleries in London in early November.
