Auction for Haiti Raises Nearly $14 Million, Breaks Records

An art auction Thursday night for relief efforts in Haiti raised nearly $14 million and set records, including highest total ever for a Christie’s charity auction.

The sale, co-organized by actor Ben Stiller’s Stiller Foundation, featured 27 works by 26 contemporary artists. All proceeds will go toward Haitian relief in the areas of education and health care.

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Painting by Jasper Johns, an artist participating in Haitian relief auction