Damien Hirst painting of Leonardo DiCaprio sells for more than £1m at auction

Leonardo DiCaprio (Doug Peters/PA)

A painting of Leonardo DiCaprio by Damien Hirst has been bought for more than £1 million at auction.

The colourful work, a household gloss on canvas, was signed by both the British artist and Titanic actor DiCaprio before being sold at the amfAR gala in Cannes to raise money for Aids research.