Celebrities gathered at the second annual Wearable Art Gala this weekend hosted by Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles Lawson—but it was her granddaughter who stole the show by the end of the evening.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z made a rare public appearance together in honor of the L.A. auction—which benefits the WACO Theater Center in Los Angeles—and brought along their 6-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, who adorably wore a matching outfit with her mother.
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It was during the gala’s live auction that Blue really stole all the attention when she raised her paddle and bid $17,000 on an acrylic painting of a young Sidney Poitier.
When the price went up, she made another bid at $19,000, and Jay-Z jokingly tried to snatch the paddle away from his daughter’s hand to prevent higher bids. Although Tyler Perry ended up taking home the portrait for $20,000, Blue bid $10,00 on the next item—a 36” x 36” piece of art composed of deconstructed law books from Indiana and medical books from California, created by artist Samuel Levi Jones—and won.
Star Jones, who led the auction, said Blue’s enthusiasm showed that her parents have been teaching her the importance of collecting art.
“Her mother and father have been talking about how you gather art and that is a big deal for African-Americans,” she said.
Fans at the auction shared video footage on Twitter of the adorable moment.
Blue Ivy out here bidding $19,000 for art. *cries in poorness* pic.twitter.com/SBoYL57Upq
— ★ ★ ★ (@the__prototype) March 18, 2018
Fave moment (besides all the amazing art/fashion) @StarJonesEsq orchestrating a bidding war between @tylerperry & Blue Ivy Carter 😜#WearableArtGala #WacoToWakanda #nissandiversity pic.twitter.com/n2EDYjB7W8
— Angela Sun (@sunnyangela) March 18, 2018
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Viewers on Twitter joked about a 6-year-old with $20,000 to spend.
LOL! Jay-Z trying to stopping Blue Ivy from bidding $19,000 on art is all you need to see today. https://t.co/dr1INX1RnW pic.twitter.com/eoTqgvsnrn
— Okayplayer (@okayplayer) March 18, 2018
Blue Ivy bidding on $19,000 dollars worth of art. I’m fucking weak. Her and Jay-Z were fighting for the paddle. Blue Ivy said she got the money. LMFAOOO
— 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊 (@MJFINESSELOVER) March 18, 2018
Blue Ivy bidding $19k on art & I’m out here surviving solely off free trials 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/SIwY3rn2XL
— Erica (@erockamar) March 18, 2018
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Woke up this morning feeling good and positive. The stuff i wanna do feels like it’s coming together ……….but then i see Blue Ivy bidding for $19,000 art like its a game. So i went back to sleep to start my day over again. 😂😂😂😂 Gotta love it! #Legacy
— Dready (@OfficialDready) March 18, 2018
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Whenever you’re feeling yourself a bit TOO much & need to be humbled a bit, just know you’ll never have the juice like Blue Ivy. https://t.co/2IxxZt4s61
— Cher Martinetti (@thecherness) March 18, 2018
Blue Ivy is out here bidding $19,000 for art but when I was her age I couldn’t even pickup a chocolate bar in a supermarket without my mum shouting at me to put it back 😭
— JermainJackman🇬🇾 (@JermainJackman) March 19, 2018
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Beyoncé also joined in on the action and made a winning bid at $17,000 on a set of Lorraine Schwartz panther earrings that she had previously worn to an event, according to Vanity Fair.
