First-ever digital artwork from legendary late Texas artist for sale
First-ever digital artwork from legendary late Texas artist for sale
The original artwork was discovered after Daniel Johnston's death.
Courtesy of the Daniel Johnston Estate
Fans of legendary Austin songwriter and artist Daniel Johnston can now collect a truly unique piece of his work.
For the first time ever, the Johnston family and the Daniel Johnston Estate will release one of Johnston’s previously unseen original works of art — titled “Daniel Johnston is Alive Somewhere” — which will be available through a 24-hour auction as a nonfungible token, or NFT.
NFTs are digital tokens tied to assets — like rare art — that can be bought, sold, and traded. The “Daniel Johnston is Alive Somewhere” NFT will be offered exclusively through the Foundation.app platform beginning Friday, April 9 at 2 pm. The piece is one in a series of NFTs Johnston’s estate plans to release.