The Winning Buyer Will Receive The Original Painting plus A Fabulous Never-Before-Released Photo of Cohen plus a trip to Cohen's hometown Montreal, all paid expenses and a guided tour where Leonard used to hang out. On November 7, 2016 the world lost the legendary poet/musician/troubadour Leonard Cohen. To commemorate the fifth anniversary of his death, a longtime aquaintance of Cohen has decided to give Cohen fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bid on the only original painting Cohen ever sold, a beautiful artwork by Cohen in brilliant colors that he painted back in the late eighties, when he was at the height of his creativity. The Montrealer who had many conversations with Cohen over the years bought the painting at a charity art auction in 1989.
Incredibly, the vibrant colors exhibited in the spectacular piece of art reflect a modern day cool looking NFT. Cohen truly was ahead of his time. The piece is a reflection of his joyous mood at that time, when he knew he was at the top of his game as a musician and poet. It’s one-of-a-kind, and signed by Cohen's own hand. This artwork by Leonard Cohen is the only one he ever sold. He sold it out of the goodness of his heart, so that the money earned could go to the Salvation Army. It was bought by a young Montreal man who loved the work of Leonard Cohen and didn’t hesitate to buy it when it came up for sale. Luckily for him, wealthier Montrealers were out for coffee when Cohen’s art came up for sale. The Montrealer who purchased the painting has had it in secured storage since he bought it. Only now has decided to let someone else share the joy of owning it by putting it up for auction. The piece is absolutely museum quality. It will be a great honor for anyone who possesses it. The Montreal buyer met Cohen numerous times and had many memorable conversations with him. Leonard Cohen’s estate sells poster copies of drawings they found of his. - but never originals, making this painting extremely desirable and valuable to Cohen's millions of fans all around the world. The piece will be sold as an NFT with the lucky winner getting the most incredible unlockables, including:

1. The original artwork shipped to them along with certification of authenticity.
2. A unique, handsome, one-of-a-kind photo of Leonard Cohen that has never been published or even seen by anyone before now. It was taken in 1978 by an award-winning New York Times photographer who also happened to know Cohen. The negative was actually kept in a vault for more than 40 years until now. In the photo, Cohen has a beautiful, natural smile, bringing out Cohen’s inner beauty, the beauty that comes from the soul of this artist who has enthralled the world with his songs and poetry. Cohen has such a happy smile that it elicits a feeling of love and peace in anyone who sees this photo. The photo shows the joyous inner soul of Leonard Cohen at the peak of his career in 1978 as a singer and poet – it’s also during this era when Cohen had women chasing him anywhere he went, all around the world. This photo is museum quality and will only continue to appreciate in value.
3. A trip for two for three days and three nights to Montreal that will feature a guided tour of where Cohen grew up, the bars and restaurants he used to frequent and the bohemian type neighborhood “The Plateau” where he drew much of his creative inspiration from and owned a home until he passed in 2016. The Leonard Cohen NFT Auction will take place on the world's biggest NFT auction site, Opensea.io