During that performance, surrounded by candles and, unbeknownst to us then, only months away from his tragic death, Cobain howled into the microphone with a wrenching intensity that’s reverberated through music history ever since. Julien’s Auctions sold a different sweater of Cobain’s in May of this year for $75,000, but the Nirvana frontman’s Unplugged cardigan is on a whole other level in terms of iconography. NEW YORK, Oct 22 A quarter century after grunge’s enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain’s iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana’s 1993 Unplugged performance is up for sale. The authenticity of the sweater, which has been estimated to sell for $200,000-$300,000, was verified by Cobain’s daughter’s former nanny, Jackie Farry.
On the weekend of October 25, Julien’s Auctions will kick off a huge sale of over 700 items once owned by music legends across a huge spectrum of genres, but perhaps the most interesting item up for grabs is the tattered and stained cardigan worn by Kurt Cobain during his legendary MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. Pennies, really, when you think about his musical legacy, album sales of. The cardigan, which Cobain donned at a pre- In Utero photo. Replica of the one he wore when he was in Nirvana in the 90s.
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KURT COBAIN IN CARDIGAN FULL
Julien's AuctionsĪuction season is in full swing all around the world, meaning that almost every day new and rare treasures from every artistic medium are proffered to be coveted. A cardigan worn by Kurt Cobain on Nirvana’s 1993 MTV Unplugged performance has sold in auction for 137,500 (£93,000). FilmMagic A sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during the singer’s last photoshoot with Nirvana sold for 75,000 at auction Saturday. SOLD for 334,000 A vintage cardigan sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during Nirvanas MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. The cardigan sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during his 1993 MTV ‘Unplugged’ performance. VINTAGE Light Blue Fuzzy Mohair Grandpa Kurt Cobain Cardigan ArdithVintage (52) CA308.68 Kurt Cobain Red and Black Striped Sweater Keychain, Grunge Sweater Keychain, Nirvana Keychain ElamodaHandmade (11) CA58.31 CA68.
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