Some 26 drawings, sketches and paintings by the legendary boxer went under the hammer in New York.
A rare collection of drawings, sketches and paintings by champion boxer Muhammad Ali has sold at auction for nearly $1m .One of the most anticipated works, Sting Like a Bee, sold for $425,000 , more than 10 times its pre-sale estimate.
Bonhams said he drew and painted all his life - encouraged by his father who was a professional artist and eventually taking lessons from sports artist LeRoy Neiman."Muhammad Ali was a cultural icon who defined a generation. His artwork depicts those subjects close to his heart: Boxing, Civil Rights, Religion and World Peace and Humanitarianism," said Helen Hall, Bonhams Director of Popular Culture, before the sale.
Sting Like a Bee was painted during the filming of Freedom Road in Mississippi in 1978 and is the only work to include a complete Muhammad Ali poem, Bonhams said. It says: "Ref! he did float like a butterfly and sting like a bee! Yes, if you were smart you run like me!" Ali often described his boxing style as floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
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