The anonymous heART project has raised over £53,000 for Heart Research UK.

Almost 500 pieces of original A5 artwork, created by huge names including Robert Smith (The Cure), Ralph Steadman, Pejac, Joe Lycett and Ashley Jackson were auctioned on eBay between the 6– 15 November.

All of the pieces were sold anonymously, and though a full list of contributors was available, the artist of each piece had been kept a secret, only being revealed to winning bidders now the auction is over.

When the virtual hammer came down, all 497 of the pieces found new homes.

The bestselling piece was an original painting by Robert Smith, frontman of The Cure, which commanded £5,100 in the online auction.

The piece, entitled ‘I will kiss you forever…’ featured the lyrics ‘on nights like this’, taken from The Cure’s hit song ‘The same deep water as you’.

The second highest seller was by internationally-acclaimed Spanish painter Pejac, piece titled ‘Bottomless pit’ fetching £1,793.

Now in its third year, the anonymous heART project has seen over 1,300 artworks sold, raising over £110,000 for Heart Research UK’s pioneering research in to the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease.

Kate Bratt-Farrar, chief executive of Heart Research UK, said, “We’re always looking for fun and interesting ways to raise money. The anonymous heART project allows people to support ground-breaking medical research but also get a little something back, owning their own mini-masterpieces.”

To find out more and to register your interest in next year’s anonymous heART project, visit heartresearch.org.uk/anonymous-heart/