Fancy owning an original Damien Hirst or Grayson Perry but without the hefty price tag? Take a gamble and put your art knowledge to the test for a good cause with the Art on a Postcard Secret Auction, which returns to London's Maddox Gallery for the third year.
A number of artists have been asked to create postcard-sized artworks to go under the hammer on 17 November. As well as Hirst and Perry, other big names include Maggi Hambling, Peter Blake and Royal Academicians Ken Howard and Mick Rooney, as well as emerging talent.
There's just one catch: who created what is not revealed until the sale has ended.
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You can play "guess who" on the official website, which has a preview of all the works alongside a separate list of the artists involved. The pieces will also be available for inspection in person at the gallery from 12 November. The auction is open to online bidding via theauctionroom.com and will also be live-streamed. In total, there are 440 postcards up for sale, with proceeds going towards the Hepatitis C Trust's campaign to eliminate the virus as a major public-health concern by 2030.
Art on a Postcard Secret Auction takes place at Maddox Gallery, 9 Maddox Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2QE on 17 November and is open for viewing from 12 November; artonapostcard.com; theauctionroom.com
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