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Nude painting of Madonna with ex-husband flops at auction
May 30, 2009, 17:39 GMT
London - A painting of pop diva Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband, film director Guy Ritchie, flopped at an auction Saturday.
Brian Clements, head of the McTear's auction house, said there were a few bids for the oil painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson, but none that reached the minimum requirement of 15,000 pounds (24,277 dollars).
The oil painting, from 2005, depicts Madonna lying naked in the foreground while Ritchie rests a hand on her thigh. The two divorced last year after almost eight years of marriage.
The picture had been expected to sell for 22,000 pounds.
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TruebritJun 1st, 2009 - 14:03:18
Let's hope it was only the price that 'flopped.'
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