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Summary An anonymous American donated famous painting of Pablo Picasso to University of Sydney.
An anonymous American donor has given a Pablo Picasso painting worth millions to the University of Sydney on the condition that the school will use proceeds from the paintings sale to fund scientific research. The donor personally flew the painting to Sydney and gave it to the school.The 1935 painting, Jeune fille endormie, depicts Picassos lover, Marie-Therese Walter, and is expected to fetch up to 18 million Australian dollars ($19.5 million) when it is auctioned at Christies in London in June. Some of the money from the sale will be used to support research into obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Last year, another Picasso portrait of Walter sold for $106.5 million — a world record price for any work of art sold at auction.
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