A woman has won a Picasso painting worth $1.1 million (1 million euros) in a fundraising raffle overseen by auction house Christie's
The initiative,"1 Picasso for 100 Euros" is organized by the Aider Les Autres charity, with the permission of the Picasso Administration. More than 200,000 people entered the raffle contest by donating 100 euros each, with Claudia Borgogno emerging as the winner.
The 1921 oil painting known as"Nature Morte" had been in a private collection in France before this raffle. It is signed by the artist in the top left-hand corner.The donations will be used by the NGO CARE International to build and rehabilitate wells, washing facilities, and toilets in villages and schools in Cameroon, Madagascar, and Morocco. The project is intended to last five years and hopes to improve the lives of 200,000 people living in the areas.
"There are so many people who need help around the world. We wanted to make something different to enable lots of people to take part in charity actions," saidThe initiative started in 2013, when a $1 million Picasso drawing"L'Homme au Gibus" wasAll proceeds from the raffle went towards financing two arts and cultural projects in the UNESCO World Heritage city, with 50,000 tickets on sale.
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