Gene Hackman 's prized personal art collection is headed for auction, RadarOnline.com can report, nine months after his and his wife's unexpected deaths .

The Oscar winner, who was an amateur painter himself , was also a collector of fine art, with some of the paintings in his collection expected to sell for six figures. Article continues below advertisement

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The bodies of Hackman, 95, wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, as well as one of their beloved pup, Zinna, were discovered by maintenance workers at the couple's $4million Santa Fe home , on Wednesday, February 26.

Now, his family is preparing to auction off some of his personal awards and memorabilia, along with artwork he created and col

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