BERNIE TAUPIN (B. 1950)

Lot 5
29.10.2020 10:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 5 | BERNIE TAUPIN (B. 1950)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
BERNIE TAUPIN (B. 1950)
Haggard, 2019
Inscribed in white acrylic at center, "They're walkin on the fightin side of me runnin down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep" from the 1970 song "Walking on The Fighting Side of Me" written and performed by Merle Haggard (recto); signed and dated 'Bernie Taupin, 2019 ' upper left (verso)
found and repurposed guitar parts and flag with resin, scorch, acrylic, stain and varnish on corrugated board mounted on panel
501/4 in. (127.6 cm.) x 201/4 in. (51.4 cm.), framed
471/2 in. (120.6 cm.) x 191/4 in. (49 cm.), image
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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