Woman wins Picasso painting worth €1m in raffle
An Italian woman has won a painting by Pablo Picasso, who has about 1 million ( 900,000; 1 1.1 million) in a raffle after being given a ticket as a gift.
The winning ticket was drawn during a live draw at Christina's auction house in Paris.
The event, which raises funds for Care Charity, was postponed twice - first to sell more tickets, and then due to coronavirus restrictions.
The prize painting, Nature Morte, has been a static life since 1921.
It is a relatively small artwork - measuring 18in by 9in (23 cm by 46 cm) - showing a glass abs binsth and newspaper on the table.
A total of € 5.1 million was raised for charity by selling 51,000 raffle tickets at 51,100 each. About 29% of tickets were sold in France, followed by the US and Switzerland.
Organizers said the 4.2 million proceeds would go to clean water projects in schools and villages in Madagascar, Morocco and Cameroon.
Monaco billionaire collector David Nahmad, who supplied Picasso paintings, will be given, 900,000. He also donated € 100,000 to Care, organizers said.
Picasso would have liked this type of operation because he was a person with a keen interest in humanitarian and social work, sales organizer Perry Cochin told Reuters news agency.
"This coronavirus crisis has made it clear how important it is to wash your hands, and it can only be done with clear water."

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