Beaujolais Nouveau Painting to Benefit American Red Cross

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    NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The art of wine and the joy of discovery
 are celebrated in a unique painting by the French artist Jean-Pierre
 Blanchard.  The painting depicts the arrival of the 2005 Georges Duboeuf
 Beaujolais Nouveau on the moon -- the only place this fresh, fruity, first
 wine of the harvest has yet to conquer.  The 52" x 66" painting has been
 donated by Georges Duboeuf, a man whose name is synonymous with Beaujolais
 Nouveau, and 100% of the winning bid from the Ebay auction which opens on
 November 10, 2005 at 9 P.M. (EST) will go to the American Red Cross.  Bidding
 will end at 9 P.M. (EST) on Sunday night, November 20, 2005, at the end of the
 weekend after the release of the 2005 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau.
     (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051111/NYF001 )
     An image of the painting and more information is available on the official
 website of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau,
 http://www.winewithoutrules.com.  You'll also find a video of the artist
 creating the painting, along with information on how to bid.
 
     ABOUT THE ARTIST
     Born in 1947 in Ingrandes, France, Jean-Pierre Blanchard studied at the
 Beaux-Arts in Paris.  Using traditional techniques and rigorous academic
 drawing, his paintings express intense symbolic and poetic energy combining
 matter, movement and light.
     Blanchard is a true innovator and lightning fast painter, who expresses
 the essence of his subject in a few masterful strokes.  His thirst for
 creation and innovation have made his performance art painting renowned
 throughout Europe.
 
 

SOURCE  Les Vins Georges Duboeuf