Stunned Frenchman wins US$1 million Picasso with US$117 raffle ticket

A Parisian man could not believe his luck on Tuesday when he found out he had won a Pablo Picasso painting worth US$1 million with a US$117 raffle ticket. “How do I check that it’s not a hoax?” said Ari Hodara, 58, after organisers called him following the draw at Christie’s auction house in the French capital. Hodara described himself as an art amateur fond of Picasso and said he bought his ticket over the weekend after finding out about the charity raffle by chance during a meal in a...

By Associated Press

Paris engineer wins Picasso painting at charity raffle

An art-loving engineer in Paris won a rare Picasso painting worth more than €1 million in a charity raffle, organisers said Tuesday. The draw, livestreamed from Christie's, capped a global fundraiser that sold 120,000 tickets and raised €12 million for Alzheimer’s research.

By FRANCE 24

Paris engineer wins Picasso painting at charity auction, with $150 ticket - The Straits Times

Paris engineer wins Picasso painting at charity auction, with $150 ticket  The Straits Times