{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_2wcot32n6b3hh6fk6wbq","title":"Shopper paid C$5 for painting; David Bowie original later sold for C$108,120","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/shopper-paid-c-5-for-painting-david-bowie-original-later-sold-for-c-108-2wcot32n6b","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_2wcot32n6b3hh6fk6wbq","seq":1521967,"kind":"article","title":"Shopper paid C$5 for painting; David Bowie original later sold for C$108,120","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/a-shopper-paid-just-c5-for-a-painting-at-a-canadian-donation-centre-in-2020-experts-identified-it-as-a-david-bowie-original-and-it-sold-for-c108120-at-auction-the-following-year/articleshow/134655737.cms","summary":"A lucky shopper stumbled upon a remarkable David Bowie painting at a donation center, priced at just C$5. After expert verification, it was revealed to be D Head XLVI from Bowie's iconic Dead Heads series. Shockingly, the artwork was auctioned for an astounding C$108,120, setting a record for Bowie's art. This astonishing find underscores the thrill of discovering hidden gems and the significance of artistic provenance.","published":"2026-10-03T10:30:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T11:14:46Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-timesofindia-indiatimes-com-96815d","name":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","domain":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q46807","name":"The Times of India","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-timesofindia-indiatimes-com-96815d","authors":["TOI WORLD DESK"],"entities":[{"id":"Q5383","name":"David Bowie","type":"person"}],"image":"https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-134655812,imgsize-123907.cms","story":"st_2wcot32n6b3hh6fk6wbq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.7300000190734863,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.28999999165534973,"political":0.009999999776482582}]}