{"id":259,"date":"2005-05-12T22:11:50","date_gmt":"2005-05-13T02:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dbnews\/2005\/05\/12\/primative-primate-art\/"},"modified":"2005-05-12T22:11:50","modified_gmt":"2005-05-13T02:11:50","slug":"primative-primate-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dowbrigade\/2005\/05\/12\/primative-primate-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Primative Primate Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON-May 11, 2005 Congo the chimpanzee led a brief artistic career
\n and enjoyed little critical success, despite the patronage of his contemporary
\n and fellow abstract painter, Pablo Picasso. But nearly half a century
\n after Congo’s artistic career, some of his paintings are going on sale
\n at a prestigious London auction house alongside works by Andy Warhol
\n and Renoir.<\/p>\n

Three tempera on paper works brightly colored compositions of bold brushstrokes
\n will be featured as a single lot in the sale of Modern and Contemporary
\n Art at Bonhams on June 20, the auctioneer said Wednesday. The lot estimate
\n is between $1,130-$1,500.<\/p>\n

Here’s betting they go for more than that, given the legs on this
\n story. Google
\n news reports 165 citations…<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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