The would-be Spanish artist Celia Gimenez responsible for the ‘restoration’ of the Ecce Homo fresco in a small town church is auctioning off one of her paintings on eBay for charity.

Gimenez is selling off her oil painting “Borja's Wine Cellar" and the bidding has feverishly reached $808, twice the starting price. The sale ends on Monday.

The description of the lot on eBay notes that proceedings from the sale will be transferred to the Catholic charity organization Caritas.

Celia Gimenez, 80, became a media sensation in August after she took it upon herself to restore a fresco of Christ in a church in the northern Spanish agricultural town of Borja, ruining the original and making Christ look more like an ape, than a man.

Her ‘work’ became notorious across the world, with enthusiasts launching sales of souvenirs and t-shirts with the images of Gimenez’s work. The fresco itself became a popular tourist attraction prompting the use of the picture on t-shirts, wine labels and souvenirs.

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