Kate Moss ‘lipstick’ self-portrait fails to sell at auction

Posted by mija on Sep 27, 2008 in News | 0 comments

A self-portrait by British supermodel Kate Moss, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, failed to sell at auction on Saturday, said the auction house Lyon & Turnbull.
“The highest bid was 25,000 pounds (31,500 euros, 50,000 dollars), which was below the reserve price” of 40,000 pounds, a spokesman for Lyon & Turnbull told AFP.
Moss, 34, had created the work of art while in a troubled past relationship with British musician Pete Doherty.
The canvas 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 Babyshambles frontman and recovering heroin addict had sold the lipstick self-portrait to an anonymous buyer who in turn put it up for auction.