Jennifer Aniston drops thousands on art

Deborah Kim
American actress Jennifer Aniston attends the premiere of "Horrible Bosses" at BFI Southbank in London on July 20, 2011. UPI/Rune Hellestad


The Horrible Bosses actress spent hundreds of thousands on art at a charity auction, Friday.

The New York Post reported Aniston dropped $450,000 on a Glen Ligon painting at Ben Stiller and David Zwirner’s Artists for Haiti charity auction at Christie’s in New York.

Boyfriend Justin Theroux was on hand manning the paddles while his girlfriend was bidding. Aniston's bid marks the most money anyone has ever spent on a Ligon piece of art.

The Daily Mail reported Aniston and Theroux sat in the front row at the event.

Aniston's new painting is called "Stranger #44" and is an abstract oil, charcoal and graphite on canvas that was created in 2011.

The auction was co-hosted by Ben Stiller and raised a total of $13,662,000 to help health and education programs in Haiti.

A source told the N.Y. Post the auction was an unusually joyous occasion.

“People were clapping and cheering, which rarely happens at art auctions. The auctioneer was right out of central casting, and she was joking with Ben in the front row.”

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