Kate Moss Self-Portrait In Lipstick
Kate Moss’s self-portrait in lipstick finds buyer
Last Updated: Sunday, September 28, 2008 | 2:22 PM ET
CBC News
A self-portrait drawn in lipstick by model Kate Moss has been scooped up by a private buyer for £33,600 ($63,900).
London auction house Lyon & Turnbull revealed late Saturday that the canvas, a side-angle view of the supermodel, did not sell at auction at its reserve price of £40,000 ($76,000)
The 34-year-old had created the work while in a troubled past relationship with musician Pete Doherty.
The portrait also features stains of blood belonging to rocker Doherty, who in addition has inscribed the words: “Who needs blood when you’ve got lipstick?”
The frontman for Babyshambles is a recovering heroin addict and had sold the lipstick self-portrait to an anonymous buyer, who put it up for auction.
A self-portrait by Doherty, signed in blood, was also put up for sale in the auction, but no one wanted to buy it.
It was inscribed with the words: “Look what they have done to the boy” and had a reserve price of £10,000 ($19,000).
