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The world's largest painting has been cut up and is being sold off - in pieces.

The Wave, which is more than four miles long, seven foot high and weighsg almost six tonnes, is being sold off for children's charities.

It has been recognised as the world's largest painting by Guinness - but Croatian artist Djuro Siroglavic didn't know what to do with it.

He told the Croatian Times: "It was hard to find a gallery that could display it, and I didn't want it to sit somewhere gathering dust.

"This way everyone can own part of the world's largest painting - and can do a good deed at the same time."

The first section was snapped up by an Austrian collector and since then the artist has been working overtime dealing with callers who want to buy up a section.

The painter and two assistants responsible for the painting worked on it from February until July last year at Zagreb's Borongaj army barracks.

They used more than 2.5 tonnes of paint to covering the 13,000 square meters of canvas.

Siroglavic added: "I am particularly keen to help those children in Croatia whose parents died or went missing during the Croatian Homeland War. It could also help other children in need."

Potential bidders should contact the artist direct on sonja.siroglavic@zg.htnet.hr.