How Much Is That Pigcasso Worth?

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The latest painter making waves in the art community may surprise you: a 3-year-old, roughly 1,000-pound pig named Pigcasso. Her masterpieces have sold for as much as $4,000 each, and her recent collaboration with Swatch guickly became one of the watchmaking company's best-selling limited edition designs. Her artistic career began in 2016 after she was rescued from a South African slaughterhouse and went to live at an animal sanctuary near Cape Town. Pigs are highly intelligent animals, so Farm Sanctuary SA owner Joanne Lefson looked for ways to keep her entertained. It turned out the pig wasn't interested in soccer balls, but she did love paintbrushes. Before long, she was swirling nontoxic paint across canvas to...

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