Bizarre portrait Pete Doherty drew of himself and Kate Moss using his own BLOOD on sale for 5,000

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A bizarre portrait Pete Doherty drew of himself and Kate Moss using crayons and his own blood has emerged for sale for £5,000.

The Libertines frontman pictured himself with the supermodel in the artwork, which is believed to date to about 2005, when they were a couple.

He gifted it to the current owner before the break-up of his high-profile relationship with Moss in 2007.

The artwork is believed to date to about 2005, when Pete Doherty and Kate Moss were a couple Auctioneer Briony Harford holds up the bizarre artwork

The portrait (above) Pete Doherty drew of himself and Kate Moss using crayons and his own blood. Pictured left: auctioneer Briony Harford holds up the bizarre artwork

Now, the vendor is selling the 20 inch by 24 inch portrait.

The artwork will be sold by auctioneer Sworders, of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, on February 11.

Moss' head can be made out on the right side of the portrait, which has the inscription 'Ray Heads the son'.

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There is also a vase drawn in crayon with a darker figure emerging from it which is thought to represent Doherty. 

Doherty, who auctioned off a selection of his blood splattered art in 2012, has previously said of his macabre hobby: 'Blood plays the starring role in my work - sweat and tears are often waiting in the wings.'

Mark Wilkinson, specialist at Sworders, said: 'At the time it was painted, Pete Doherty and Kate Moss were the ultimate tabloid newspaper fodder - she the super model, he the bad boy rock star.

Pete Doherty and Kate Moss pictured at the NME Awards in London in 2007. The pair started dating in 2005 and were even engaged at one point

Pete Doherty and Kate Moss pictured at the NME Awards in London in 2007. The pair started dating in 2005 and were even engaged at one point 

Pete Doherty's previous work, Ladylike, which he collaborated with Amy Winehouse who helped create the portrait with her own blood. It sold in 2012 for £35,000

Pete Doherty's previous work, Ladylike, which he collaborated with Amy Winehouse who helped create the portrait with her own blood. It sold in 2012 for £35,000

'There was a lot of interest in Doherty's art at the time both because of who he was and his macabre choice of medium.

'We expect plenty of interest when it comes for sale.'   

For one of Doherty's previous works, Ladylike, he collaborated with Amy Winehouse, who helped create the self-portrait with her own blood.

The artwork sold for £35,000 in Doherty's exhibition 'On Blood: A Portrait of the Artist' at the Cob Gallery, London, in 2012. 

Other items at the exhibition included his iconic military jackets, notebooks, and his writing desk decorated with traditional French design and with secret panels and drawers. It came complete with profanities engraved into it.

Back in 2008 the singer held another exhibition at the Chappe Gallery in the Montmartre district of Paris, containing 30 paintings, again using his own blood as well as pencils and paintbrushes. 

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