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Leonardo DiCaprio Art Auction Raises $38 Million

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Post date May 14, 2013

Last night, Christie’s in New York and actor Leonardo DiCaprio made history by auctioning off more than $38 million in art—with all proceeds going to charity. The money will all be donated to the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, which works to fund various conservation projects around the world. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation supports projects that vary […]

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Leonardo DiCaprio to Auction Art for Charity

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Post date April 23, 2013

Leonardo DiCaprio is making waves this week for teaming up with Christie’s to auction off art for charity. Of course, this isn’t the first time art has been donated and auctioned off to benefit philanthropic organizations—but it is the biggest Christie’s auction for such a cause yet. DiCaprio and Loic Gouzer of Christie’s will auction […]

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