Becoming an artist was the gamble of a lifetime for Pablo Picasso, who in the early days poverty and obscurity was forced to burn his own paintings just to stay warm.<\/p>\n
But the Spanish genius rose from provincial penury to be the doyen of the Parisian art world, and ultimately\u00a0harnessed his talent and international fame to aid the oppressed.<\/p>\n
His family are now calling on the British people to also take a risk and, with their famed love of a flutter, gamble on the chance to win one of the great painter\u2019s \u00a31 million works for the cost of a\u00a0 raffle ticket.<\/p>\n
The Cubist pioneer’s\u00a0descendants hope a Picasso could hang in a UK living room following a new prize draw, which seeks to raise almost \u00a320 million for charity this Christmas.<\/p>\n
Anyone who can front the cost of a \u00a380 (\u20ac100) ticket could win a signed painting donated for the draw, and Picasso\u2019s family are counting on the UK show solidarity with the painter, and indulge in a bet.<\/p>\n
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\u201cPeople are able to spend one million, ten million, or one hundred million,\u201d the artist’s grandson Olivier Picasso told The Daily Telegraph.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the price of an emotion, it\u2019s really something that you can feel when you are facing an artwork, in a museum or an art gallery.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut this time maybe it\u2019s a chance to have it in your living room.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Frenchman explained the temptation of this prospect to British art lovers: \u201cGambling is your national sport.\u201d<\/p>\n