Pierce Brosnan's Painting of Bob Dylan Sold for $1.4M

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According to a source, the painting was bought by Ukrainian billionaire Marina Acton at the 25th amFAR Cannes charity event.

May 28, 2018

AceShowbiz - Pierce Brosnan's portrait of Bob Dylan was bought for $1.4 million (Â£1 million) at a charity auction.

The former "James Bond" star, 65, previously trained as a commercial artist and worked as an illustrator before heading to Hollywood.

Earlier his month, Brosnan donated his artwork, depicting the legendary folk singer, for the 25th annual gala amFAR Cannes charity event, Cinema Against AIDS.

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Brosnan, who has been painting for more than 20 years, also included a lunch date with himself in the sale.

According to TMZ, Ukrainian billionaire Marina Acton snapped up the painting, and later snapped up a piece of Beatles memorabilia for a cool $2 million (Â£1.5 million).

Acton is also the new owner of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Bel-Air mansion, after buying it for a whopping $17.8 million (Â£13.4 million).

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