UK Artist Sells 19 Paintings for 490 Bitcoin

According to a report in UK news publication Evening Standard, the popular UK artist Lincoln Townley has just sold more of his artwork for Bitcoin. An unnamed Singaporean business man bought the collection, titled “Greed”.

He reportedly paid 490 BTC, or almost $4.9 million for the 19 paintings.In fact, the celebrated London-based artist made what is widely believed to be the first example of piece of artwork auctioned in which Bitcoin was used as the payment method.

The works were due to go on display at The Saatchi Gallery in London, next month. However, following the sale, which took place with the help of an Swiss agent, the gallery will only display the works for a a single day this month.

Townley is no stranger to receiving Bitcoin as a means a payment for his work. In 2017, he sold the piece “Homage to Francis Bolton” for 40 Bitcoin. At the time of the sale, this was around $640,000.

The artist is not only famous for his acceptance of Bitcoin, he has a list of high profile, A-list fans including Michael Caine, Al Pacino, Sting, and Ronaldinho. Meanwhile, other big names have been the subject of the artist’s work. For example, Kate Moss and the late David Bowie have been painted by Townley.

He also famously sold a diamond-encrusted portrait of Princess Diana for a cool $1.23 million in 2017.

Source: CryptoNews

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