Reuters: People News: Madonna auctions painting to raise $7 million for girls' education

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Madonna auctions painting to raise $7 million for girls' education May 8th 2013, 00:47 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News On eve of New York auctions, newer works seen driving the boom Mon, May 6 2013 Afghan girls' school feared hit by poison gas Sun, Apr 21 2013 Malawi labels Madonna an "uncouth" bully in scathing attack Thu, Apr 11 2013 Analysis & Opinion Just another rape in India. Are we becoming numb? Democratic art Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Music » People » Lifestyle » Singer Madonna arrives at the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California February 27, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Danny Moloshok Tue May 7, 2013 8:47pm EDT (Reuters) - Madonna sold an abstract painting by French artist Fernand Leger for $7.16 million on Tuesday to raise funds for girls' education projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere. The 1921 painting, "Trois Femmes a la Table Rouge," which carried a pre-sale estimate of up to $7 million, was purchased by an unidentified buyer at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York, according to the auction house's website. The pop singer said in April that she bought the painting in 1990 and that selling it would combine her passions for art and education by raising funds for the Ray of Light Foundation, a non-profit organization offering vocational training for street children and poor farmers. "I cannot accept a world where women or girls are wounded, shot or killed for either going to school or teaching in girls' schools. We don't have time to be complacent," Madonna said in a statement last month. "I want to trade something valuable for something invaluable - Educating Girls!" Madonna has adopted two children from Malawi in southern Africa and plans to build 10 schools there. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant in Los Angeles; Editing by David Brunnstrom) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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