Sly’s painting fetches $50k
December 4th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Sylvester Stallone has ventured into art and one of his paintings has fetched a whopping 50,000 dollars.
The Rambo star has been a part-time painter for 30 years, and now his hobby has started reaping profits, reports Contactmusic.
Recently, the Hollywood action man’s collection of paintings was exhibited at an art gallery in Miami, Florida.
And one abstract piece caught the eye of Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn, who handed over 40,000 dollars for the painting on Wednesday.
An art gallery boss snapped up a self-portrait of Stallone from the 1970s for 50,000 dollars. (ANI)
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