Pigcasso, the painter pig, died: why they called her "the most successful non-human artist in history" The animal was 8 years old and was painting in a sanctuary. Her owner had rescued her from a slaughterhouse when she was months old.
Throughout her life she sold paintings for more than a million dollars. She decorated the properties of Rafael Nadal and Jane Goodall, among other celebrities. The sow suffered from chronic rheumatoid arthritis. His two hind legs were practically non-functional and part of his spine was calcified.