A signed Beatles painting is going up for auction

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A painting made by the Beatles in 1966 is going up for auction. The band painted the 21.5- by 31-inch piece while in Japan and it is believed to be the only artwork jointly made by all four Beatles and signed by all four.

“Images of a Woman” will be up for sale at Christie’s auction house in New York on February 1. It is estimated to fetch between $400,000 and $600,000.

Christie’s specialist Casey Rogers says the piece “crystallizes a magic moment in Beatles history.” She explained, “It’s such a rarity to have a work on paper outside of their music catalog that is (a) physical relic, this tangible object with contributions from all four of The Beatles. It’s memorabilia, it’s a work of art, it appeals to probably a much larger cross-section of collectors. It’s a wonderful piece of storytelling.”