Madonna and Ritchie painting sells for €17k

AN OIL painting depicting Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie has sold for a record price, it was revealed yesterday.

The buyer of Peter Howson’s Madonna & Guy has asked to remain anonymous and for the price to be kept secret.

But Glasgow-based McTear’s Auctioneers confirmed the painting fetched more than the £15,000 (€17,400) reserve price and was believed to be an auction world record price for a Howson work of its size. The firm also disclosed that the painting will be leaving Scotland. At an auction in Glasgow last month, the portrait attracted some bids, but not enough to satisfy the seller, a private collector.