LUMAS Online Charity Auction to Fight Famine in Somalia, East Africa

Since July 2011, the region of the Horn of Africa, above all Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, has been afflicted by unfathomable disaster. At present, nearly 13 million people are threatened with starvation, among which more than 320,000 are malnourished children, in danger from nutritional deficiency. To improve the situation in East Africa, the LUMAS Editions gallery wants to set an example. Together with artnet Auctions, LUMAS will auction off 20 sold-out pieces from the LUMAS portfolio. One hundred percent of proceeds from this charity auction will be donated to three important aid organizations: Médecins Sans Frontières, UNICEF, and Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid.

The charity auction will take place from November 8 – 22, 2011 on the online auction platform artnet Auctions.

The 20 most quickly sold-out Highlights from the portfolio will be auctioned, the Edition of which will be the highest number, respectively, from the LUMAS collection.

Included among auctioned works are the photograph “Tankstelle Blauer See” by renowned industry and architecture photographer Heinrich Heidersberger, the portrait “Jaime Rishar” by Michel Comte, as well as Robert Lebeck’s “New York 1967.” Other artists in the auction include names as diverse as Floris M. Neusüss, Youssef Nabil, Wolfgang Joop, or Han Lei. Details on the pieces can be found in the attached auction list.

Anyone can place a bid; only quick registration with artnet Auctions is necessary to participate. One hundred percent of auction proceeds will go to benefit three aid organizations: UNICEF, Médecins Sans Frontières, and Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid. Through a successful auction, we hope to make a contribution to

fighting famine in Africa.