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Five artworks after the Thoth Tarot of British occultist, Aleister Crowley. They are the foremost visual representation of David Bowie’s interest in the esoteric and correspond to the pathways between the sephiroth on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. The prints were produced around the same time as the writing of ‘Station to Station’ (1975/1976), the Arcane Series draws from the same well of inspiration.
Five artworks after the Thoth Tarot of British occultist, Aleister Crowley. They are the foremost visual representation of David Bowie’s interest in the esoteric and correspond to the pathways between the sephiroth on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. The prints were produced around the same time as the writing of ‘Station to Station’ (1975/1976), the Arcane Series draws from the same well of inspiration.
David Bowie British, 1947-2016
Arcane Series | Lovers, Death, Star, Moon, Earth, 1975
Hand-pulled silkscreen print on Japanese paper
Approx. 86.5 x 58.5 cm / 34 x 23 in.
Edition 25 of 50
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Five artworks after the Thoth Tarot of British occultist, Aleister Crowley. They are the foremost visual representation of David Bowie’s interest in the esoteric and correspond to the pathways between the sephiroth on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. The prints were produced around the same time as the writing of ‘Station to Station’ (1975/1976), the Arcane Series draws from the same well of inspiration.
Provenance
David Bowie, USA (1975)
Private Collection, UK (RCA Label Executive, gifted by Bowie late-1970s)
Acquired from the above by the present owner (2019)
Exhibitions
The Gallery, 28 Cork Street, London. David Bowie: New Afro/Pagan And Work 1975-1995, 18th - 29th April 1995 (another full set, edition 24/50)
Masterpiece Art Ltd, 3 Norland Place, London. BOWIE: From Major Tom to Major Arcana, 6 January – 21 February 2020 (edition 25/50)
Literature
David Bowie: New Afro/Pagan And Work 1975-1995. Exhibition: The Gallery, 28 Cork Street, London (exhibition catalogue, edition 24/50)
BOWIE: From Major Tom to Major Arcana, Masterpiece Art Ltd, London (exhibition catalogue)