Leonardo DiCaprio bought at a charity auction a picture of ed Rushia
ARTinvestment.RU   12 января 2017

The purchase price was $125 thousand And the charity auction organized by actor Sean Penn, brought $37 million

the Auction with the participation of many stars of Hollywood held in Beverly-Хиллз 7 Jan. All proceeds transferred to the J/P Haitian Relief Organization — organizations that help the citizens of Haiti affected by the strongest hurricane Matthew in October 2016 (according to approximate estimates, the hurricane claimed the lives of 540 to 1,600 Haitians and the extent of material damage in the country amounted to almost $2 billion).

Leonardo Di Caprio, widely known for his charity work, on the one hand, and the love of the art, on the other, is not the first time participates in such auctions. Moreover, he even organized charity auctions: in 2013, Leo together with the auction house Christie's held the auction "11-й hour", the proceeds of which went to the defense of the last wild places on Earth. The proceeds reached $33 million.

it does Not, however, forget that the results of the charity auction is not indicative of the overall picture of the market. They are traditionally not included in the database of auction results. It is believed (correctly) that people they are not looking for benefits and are not guided by commercial motives. Charity auction — is a form of collecting donations, and people just give money in a form (on how to hold a charity auction, read our article).

However, Leonardo DiCaprio, for all altruism does not forget about the acquisition of its own collection right things. The taste of the Oscar-winning actor can not refuse. Picture ed Rushia highly valued and the ordinary commercial auctions. This is one of the most successful living artists: 5-е place in our ranking he was allowed to rise to sell it SMASH at Christie's on 12 November 2014 of $30.4 million including Commission.

Sources: news.artnet.com, artinvestment.ru



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