Pigcasso the piggy painter is bringing home the bacon
Dec 18, 2021 0:18:36 GMT -5
Post by Honoria on Dec 18, 2021 0:18:36 GMT -5
Pigcasso the piggy painter is bringing home the bacon after selling its latest artwork for £20,000 (and no, we’re not telling you porkies!)
The painting Wild and Free was bought by German collector Peter Esser
It breaks the record of £14,000 for an animal artwork set by chimp Congo
Pigcasso was saved from slaughter as a piglet and has created 400 artworks
By JACK NEWMAN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:46 EST, 17 December 2021 | UPDATED: 04:46 EST, 17 December 2021
A painting pig named Pigcasso who was saved from slaughter at the 11th hour before becoming a world-renowned artist has sold an abstract work for a record breaking £20,000.
The painting, Wild and Free, was bought on Monday hours after it came up for sale by a German buyer named Peter Esser.
It trumps the previous record of £14,000 for an animal's artwork, set by a chimp named Congo in 2005.
A painting pig dubbed Pigcasso has made history after her latest piece of abstract art sold for a record-breaking ££20,000.
The painting, Wild and Free, was bought on Monday hours after it came up for sale by a German buyer named Peter Esser
It trumps the previous record for an animal's artwork, set by a chimp named Congo in 2005
The painting is a large canvas featuring blue, green and white acrylic streaks which took Pigcasso several weeks to complete.
The animal artist has created hundreds of paintings over the last five years after being saved from the slaughterhouse as a piglet by owner, Joanne Lefson.
The pair live at Farm Sanctuary SA - a safe haven for rescued farm animals nestled in the Franschhoek Valley of South Africa.
Joanne said she had Congo's record in mind before the concept of Pigcasso's latest piece was developed, but rather than break the record, simply wanted to show how intelligent and creative animals are.
Full story with more pictures and video at link
The painting Wild and Free was bought by German collector Peter Esser
It breaks the record of £14,000 for an animal artwork set by chimp Congo
Pigcasso was saved from slaughter as a piglet and has created 400 artworks
By JACK NEWMAN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:46 EST, 17 December 2021 | UPDATED: 04:46 EST, 17 December 2021
A painting pig named Pigcasso who was saved from slaughter at the 11th hour before becoming a world-renowned artist has sold an abstract work for a record breaking £20,000.
The painting, Wild and Free, was bought on Monday hours after it came up for sale by a German buyer named Peter Esser.
It trumps the previous record of £14,000 for an animal's artwork, set by a chimp named Congo in 2005.
A painting pig dubbed Pigcasso has made history after her latest piece of abstract art sold for a record-breaking ££20,000.
The painting, Wild and Free, was bought on Monday hours after it came up for sale by a German buyer named Peter Esser
It trumps the previous record for an animal's artwork, set by a chimp named Congo in 2005
The painting is a large canvas featuring blue, green and white acrylic streaks which took Pigcasso several weeks to complete.
The animal artist has created hundreds of paintings over the last five years after being saved from the slaughterhouse as a piglet by owner, Joanne Lefson.
The pair live at Farm Sanctuary SA - a safe haven for rescued farm animals nestled in the Franschhoek Valley of South Africa.
Joanne said she had Congo's record in mind before the concept of Pigcasso's latest piece was developed, but rather than break the record, simply wanted to show how intelligent and creative animals are.
Full story with more pictures and video at link