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Prince Charles portrait to take $480,000 at auction

A new portrait of Prince Charles, which will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in London, is expected to fetch up to $480,000 next month.

A portrait of Prince Charles is expected to fetch up to $480,000 at auction next month.

Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming’s monochrome artwork – which was created based on photographs and footage of the British heir to the throne – will be unveiled at Sotheby’s auction house in London on October 12, ahead of a charity auction on October 16.

The portrait was commissioned jointly by Clarence House and art enthusiast Myriam Ullens, who owns cancer charity, the Mimi Foundation.

The auction proceeds will benefit Myriam’s non-profit organization as well as the prince’s own charity, The Prince’s Drawing School.

Yan told BBC News: ”The portrait reveals the feeling of our time. It is a look into the human who I want to express as timeless, universal, eternal, through the use of black and white.

”Prince Charles represents one of the greatest dynasties in Europe and, at the same time, through him, the pictorial, the written, the expression becomes the very subject of the painting.”

Myriam added: ”Having worked with Yan Pei Ming for many years, this portrait represents the culmination of his career so far. I’m delighted that such a fantastic collaboration has been realized in honor and support of those fighting cancer.”