Ozzy Osbourne sells five of his paintings for huge sum to save endangered chimps

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Ozzy Osbourne signing copies of his album, Patient Number 9.
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 10: Musician Ozzy Osbourne signs copies of his album "Patient Number 9" at Fingerprints Music on September 10, 2022 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
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OZZY Osbourne has sold five of his paintings — to save endangered chimps.

The Black Sabbath frontman created the pictures with the help of the apes in a sanctuary.

Ozzy Osbourne signing copies of his album, Patient Number 9.
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has sold five of his paintings to save endangered chimps
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One painting called Paranoid, which he made with chimp Janice at the Florida Save the Chimps centre, fetched £13,820.

He also collaborated with three other chimps, Kramer, Sable and Sophie on, on the acrylic on canvas works.

The five pictures raised a total of £54,040.

They were sold by Omega Auctions in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside.

Ozzy, 76, who once bit the head off a bat at a concert in 1982, said: "I paint because it gives me peace of mind.

"But I don't sell my paintings.

"I've made an exception with these collaborations as it raises money for Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for apes rescued from labs, roadside zoos and wildlife traffickers."

Save the Chimps provides refuge and lifetime care to hundreds of chimpanzees.

The apes receive top-notch veterinary care, nutritious meals, and a variety of social enrichments – including painting.


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