What do you get the person who has everything? Some Pete Doherty memorabilia? Well, yeah, but only if you think that the person who has everything is a bit of a twat and you're looking to ensure that they'll never want to speak to you again.
Sadly for P-Doh, it looks like very few buyers currently fall into that category. At least not in the vicinity of the Lyon and Turnbull auction anyway, where Peter's somewhat 'unique' self-portrait failed to find a buyer.
Despite the picture having precisely zero artistic merit – come on, people, it's Pete Doherty – there is nevertheless one amazing aspect: it was painted in blood. Not that we're claiming the method itself to be amazing... more the fact that the canvas didn't actually dissolve upon contact and that the surrounding area wasn’t cordoned off as a biohazard for the next ten thousand years.
The artwork was created during Doherty's relationship with Kate Moss – who also had a painting up for grabs at the auction. Embarrassingly for Pete, Kate's lipstick self-portrait actually managed to wing its way into the hands of a eager buyer for the princely sum of £33,600. Having said that, the exchange took place after the auction itself and the identity of the purchaser remains unknown.
So. Either Pete bought the picture himself – and is presumably sat at home right now, clutching it in his hands and weeping tears of bathtub speed – or someone was actually so enamoured by it that they shelled out thousands of pounds in a time of dire nationwide financial crisis.
We're not sure which image is more disturbing, to be honest.
Despite the picture having precisely zero artistic merit – come on, people, it's Pete Doherty – there is nevertheless one amazing aspect: it was painted in blood. Not that we're claiming the method itself to be amazing... more the fact that the canvas didn't actually dissolve upon contact and that the surrounding area wasn’t cordoned off as a biohazard for the next ten thousand years.
The artwork was created during Doherty's relationship with Kate Moss – who also had a painting up for grabs at the auction. Embarrassingly for Pete, Kate's lipstick self-portrait actually managed to wing its way into the hands of a eager buyer for the princely sum of £33,600. Having said that, the exchange took place after the auction itself and the identity of the purchaser remains unknown.
So. Either Pete bought the picture himself – and is presumably sat at home right now, clutching it in his hands and weeping tears of bathtub speed – or someone was actually so enamoured by it that they shelled out thousands of pounds in a time of dire nationwide financial crisis.
We're not sure which image is more disturbing, to be honest.
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