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  000  "a portrait of the late george michael by artist damien hirst has sold for just under half a million pounds at a charity auction. the money raised from the sale of beautiful beautiful george michael love painting will go to hiv/aids charity the goss-michael foundation. the charity was founded by michael and his former partner kenny goss. goss posted an image of the artwork on instagram  writing: "amazing result of $580 000 (around £461 011)." he described damien hirst as a "superstar"  adding: "thank you damien!" the canvas went under the hammer in dallas  texas  at the mtv re:define charity gala. michael  who enjoyed a lucrative pop career as one half of duo wham before embarking on a successful solo career  died on christmas day last year at the age of 53.
article_headline: george michael portrait by damien hirst sells for $580