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France Raffle Offers Picasso Portrait for 100 Euros to Support Alzheimer’s Research
A raffle in France provides an opportunity to win a 1941 Pablo Picasso portrait for a 100-euro ticket, with proceeds directed to Alzheimer’s research. The event is scheduled for Tuesday at Christie's auction house in Paris. Previous raffles in 2013 and 2020 raised over 10 million euros for various charitable causes.
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PARIS — A raffle in France is set to offer a portrait by Pablo Picasso for a 100-euro ticket, equivalent to about $117. The proceeds will support Alzheimer’s research through the Alzheimer Research Foundation. at Christie's auction house in Paris. It will be on view starting Monday at Christie's galleries in Paris.
The raffle is set to offer a portrait by Pablo Picasso. The event is scheduled for Tuesday at Christie's auction house in Paris.
This raffle follows two prior events featuring Picasso works.
Those two raffles together raised funds for various charitable causes.
The current raffle aims to continue funding medical research amid ongoing needs for Alzheimer’s studies, affecting millions globally. Organizers operate through an online sales platform, and the event highlights efforts to make high-value art accessible for charitable purposes.
