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Article: Ted K's brush with artistic fame.(News)
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- The Boston Herald
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- October 4, 2009
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Byline: GAYLE FEE AND LAURA RAPOSA WITH SIMONE PRESS
In the weeks since the death of Ted Kennedy, there has been a rush to buy up paintings and prints done by the late senator - and the value of Kennedy's art has skyrocketed.
Word from the Cape is that several pieces of Kennedy's artwork were put up for sale on eBay over the past month and were snapped up within days.
Prices for the art ranged from $500 to more than $5,000, according to the Cape Cod Times. And as of late last week, there were none left for sale on the popular auction site.
Kennedy, an amateur painter who took up the hobby in 1964 after he broke his back in a plane ...