B.C. resident buys naked Stephen Harper painting for $20,000

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      A brave B.C. resident can now call a most unusual piece of Canadian artwork his own.

      Frederick Ghahramani is the newest owner of Emperor Haute Couture, an oil painting by Kingston-based artist Margaret Sutherland that depicts Canada's 22nd prime minister in the buff.

      The painting was originally sold to Danielle Potvin, a Gatineau, Quebec resident, in May 2012. Purchased then for $5,000, Potvin sold the painting for a reported $20,000 last month.

      In an interview with the CBC, Ghahramani said of the painting, "Every time I look at it I burst out laughing." 

      And yes, before you ask, I am incredibly disappointed I didn't buy it myself.

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