Damien Hirst sketch could be yours for £1
Published on: 13-Nov-2007
A sketch by world famous artist Damien Hirst could be snapped up for £1.The incredible chance of owning the signed and dated work, potentially worth thousands of pounds, is being offered to anyone buying a raffle ticket at Leeds Art Gallery.
Hirst drew the picture of a shark on the back of a catalogue of his work to be raffled off in aid of the Lord Mayor of Leeds nominated charity, Hearth Research UK.
It will be on show at the recently renovated gallery until the draw takes place on December 20th.
Dr Jeffrey Sherwin, a charity fundraiser, came up with the idea.
He told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "As Damien is essentially a Leeds lad, I asked him if he would help and he came up trumps.
"It would have been normal to put such a work up for auction at a posh dinner but frankly I didn't think that was fair."
Hirst's work is often mired in controversy.
For the Love of God, a life-size cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, reportedly sold to an investment group earlier this year for £50 million.
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