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Nelson Gallery's goal: Raising $4,000 more to pay off The Palace

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Jack Ogdens untitled seated woman, about 80 inches by 40 inches, oil on masonite.
Auction items include Jack Ogdens untitled seated woman, about 80 inches by 40 inches, oil on masonite. Minimum bid $100 and buy-it-now price $300.

The Nelson Gallery wants to burn the “mortgage” for one of the gallery’s prized possessions: The Palace at 9 a.m., Robert Arneson’s 70-square-foot ceramic ode to his 1950s-era Davis tract home.

“In order to finalize the last payment on our purchase of Arneson’s masterpiece, we need more funds, specifically about $4,000 at this time,” Nelson ARTfriends said in announcing an art auction fundraiser.

The gallery acquired The Palace 10 years ago for $200,000, with the university paying half and ARTfriends the other half, in yearly installments. Gallery Director Renny Pritikin said The Palace was appraised three years ago for almost $1 million.

The Burn The Palace’s Mortgage Silent Auction is taking place online through 5 p.m. May 14. The auction Web site shows each item up for sale, and lists a minimum bid and a “buy-it-now” price.

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