€1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity auction
by Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#72GA1)
Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer's research
His work is consistently ranked among the world's most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso - for 100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
The French charity Alzheimer's Research Foundation announced recently it was raffling Picasso's 1941 portrait, Tete de femme, which is worth more than 1m, to a single winner. Proceeds from the tickets will help fund Alzheimer's research, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide.
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