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Italian female wins EUR1m Picasso painting in raffle

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May 21, 2020
Italian female wins EUR1m Picasso painting in raffle

Raffle organizer Peri Cochin, wearing a protective face mask, poses with the Picasso's Nature Morte, during a charity raffle at Christie's auction house in Paris, 20 May 2020 Image copyright
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Raffle organiser Peri Cochin with Picasso’s 1921 oil painting Nature Morte.

An Italian lady has actually won a painting by Pablo Picasso, worth about EUR1m (₤900,000; $1.1 m), in a raffle after being provided the ticket as a present.

The winning ticket was pulled out throughout a live draw at Christie’s auction house in Paris.

The event, which was fundraising for Care charity, had actually been postponed two times – first to sell more tickets, and after that because of coronavir

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