April 12 auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to aid Ukraine

Oleg Jones’s 2022 painting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed by both Jones and Zelenskyy, is being auctioned with the proceeds going to Ukrainian relief efforts. Image courtesy of RR Auction
BOSTON (AP) – An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction, and proceeds from the sale will be used to benefit the nation’s people suffering during its war with Russia. Bidding on the 40-by-24in (101.5-by-61-centimeter) painting by American artist Oleg Jones starts at $50,000, and the goal is to sell it for at least $100,000, Bobby Livingston, executive vice president of RR Auction, said March 30.