L'Homme au Gibus (Man with Opera Hat), a painting by Pablo Picasso worth $1m, was the prize in a raffle held at Sotheby's in Paris yesterday (December 18).
 The painting was completed in 1914 |
It was won by a young American named Jeffrey Gonano, who decided to enter the raffle on a whim. "I was looking for art and I thought I might as well," he commented.
The event was held by Olivier Picasso, grandson of the painter.
The tickets cost €100 (around $136), with the proceeds going to protect the ancient Lebanese city of Tyre - which was damaged during the long-running civil war.
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