Madonna, Guy Ritchie`s nude painting flops at auction

London, May 31: 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 (USD 24,277).

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. IANS