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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, August 20, 2013

John Cleese Sells More Art in Wake of Divorce
Daily Mail - August 19th, 2013 22:02

Actor and comedian John Cleese will be selling another 100 paintings along with movie memorabilia from his collections exactly four years after his costly divorce from wife number three. A California court ordered Cleese to...

Two hand-out photos show the unrestored work (left) and the Ecce Homo-style fresco of Christ after an elderly woman attempted to restore it (right).

Botched Church Art Restoration Raises $72,500 for Charity

Dubbed the "Monkey Jesus" painting, a botched restoration of a church fresco in Spain brought $72,500 from 70,000 visitors to raise funds for charity.

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