2013 Pop star Madonna sold a painting by French artist, sculptor and filmmaker, Fernand Leger to raise funds for supporting girls’ education projects in the Middle East and South Asia. The 1921 painting, which Madonna bought for $3.4m in 1990 and was titled ‘Trois Femmes a la Table Rouge’ (Three Women at the Red Table) fetched $7.2 million at a Sotheby’s sale in New York. Madonna with her adopted daughter Mercy James Image Credit: AP Madonna’s Ray of Light Foundation, which she launched in 2013, supports organisations around the world working to promote peace, equal rights and education for all regardless of race, religion, or gender.