Art, Offerings in Leonardo DiCaprio Gala Auction Set to Raise Major Funds for Environmental Causes
- July 19, 2015 18:55
At a private villa in St. Tropez on July 22, a massive auction organized by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation will offer up a host of fine art, jewelry, properties, goods and experiences to raise funds for environmental conservation. The first edition of the event raised $25 million last year, according to the foundation's Website.
Founded in 1998, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) works to protect the Earth’s last wild places by implementing solutions that restore balance to threatened ecosystems, and ensuring the long-term health and wellbeing of all its inhabitants. Just last week, $15 million in grants were given to global environmental efforts.
Leonardo DiCaprio, the actor, art collector and philanthropist behind the foundation, gave a landmark address at the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014, saying,"Clean air and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics, it is a question of our own survival."
A few of the auction highlights:
- Leonardo DiCaprio's Rolex Daytona Cosmograph watch (reference number 116509) is White Gold Oyster and the movement includes 44 jewels, caliber 4120. It's just been engraved, "Best, Leo."
- A 1961 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster in prisitne condition, and signed by a bunch of Hollywood stars.
- One-on-one match with tennis legend Roger Federer
- Claude Monet's Portrait of Jeanne Serveau, 1880
- Pablo Picasso's Untitled, 1964, Crayon on paper
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Auguste Rodin's bronze The Thinker with a letter of authorization from the Rodin Museum
Some more lots include:
A private concert with Elton John; A villa on DiCaprio's Belize estate; Henri Matisse: Henriette Au Moucharabieh(1921); Jay Gatsby’s cufflinks and ring from “The Great Gatsby”, Walk-on role in “Live by Night” with Ben Affleck, private Diving trip with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco , A year in the life of a movie producer as Harvey’s Weinstein’s personal guest for an entire year at the most important film events in the world, Alexander Calder painting(1946), Roy Lichtenstein: brushstroke (1982),Rudolf Stingel: Untitled (2010), Richard Prince: Untitled Cowboy (2012), Takashi Murakami: Dob Dob (1996), Kaws: Accomplice (2010), Frank Stella: K.56 large version (2013), Georg Baselitz: Gute Hoffnung (2010), Jonas Wood: Mini French Open 8, (2015), Andy Warhol: Flowers,(1964) and Liz, (1964), Jeff Koons: Girl with Lobster (2014), Ed Ruscha: Cold Beer Beautiful Girls (2009), Graff Diamonds 5.43 carat Fancy Light Yellow Cushion cut diamond ring with white diamond baguettes, Volvo all-new plug-in hybrid electric xc90 Excellence SUV, Lorraine Schwartz diamond-encrusted Tiger Necklace,The Brando Tetiaroa Island Resort vacation, more...
For more information visit: www.leonardodicaprio.org
For advance bids email LDF@aabproductions.com