Throwing Copper - Cover Art

Cover Art

The cover art is a painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson titled Sisters of Mercy. On September 23, 2005 it was sold for $186,000 by Christie's in New York. The painting is oil on canvas and measures 243 x 182 centimeters. It has been suggested that the painting explores the themes of betrayal, revenge and fear and that it shows a group of prostitutes urging a man holding a bible to throw himself off a cliff.

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