You could hang Lionel Messi on your wall ... for $450,000

    By Susie East

    Updated 1415 GMT (2215 HKT) February 16, 2015

    $488,000, how much you would have to pay to hang Lionel Messi in your living room. The Barca star was been painted by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, with the piece sold as part of an auction aimed at raising money for child education charities.
    Photos: Lionel Messi-inspired art raises money for charity
    Football inspires art – $488,000, how much you would have to pay to hang Lionel Messi in your living room. The Barca star was been painted by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, with the piece sold as part of an auction aimed at raising money for child education charities.
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    The auction is was held at Sotheby's in London on Thursday and also featured this Messi-inspired piece by British art icon Damien Hirst -- which fetched $562,000. In total, the auction raised $3.8 million.
    Photos: Lionel Messi-inspired art raises money for charity
    Football inspires art – The auction is was held at Sotheby's in London on Thursday and also featured this Messi-inspired piece by British art icon Damien Hirst -- which fetched $562,000. In total, the auction raised $3.8 million.
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