At the auction of Impressionist and Modern Sotheby's May 7 exhibited work Leger "The three women behind the red table" from the collection of Madonna. The proceeds will go to support education for women in Afghanistan, Pakistan and othe

Fernand Leger
The three women behind the red table. 1921 Detail

Estimate: 5-7 million dollars
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The auction of Impressionist and Modern Sotheby's May 7 in New York exhibited the work of Fernand Léger "The three women behind the red table" from the collection of Madonna. The canvas is estimated at 7.5 million dollars. The singer said that the proceeds from selling the money will fund «Ray of Light» («Ray of Light"). This organization supports women's education in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries.

Madonna is seriously concerned about the problem of inaccessibility of education for girls in the East. In Afghanistan, only 12 percent of women are literate, and only seven girls for every ten boys can go to school. In Pakistan, more than 3 million school-age girls can not learn. "We can not accept a world in which girls maimed or killed for what they go to school or go to school in girls' schools" - says Madonna.

picture Leger singer acquired in 1990 year at auction Sotheby's. Since then, the work constantly in her collection. Cloth refers to a series of works by Leger with images of three women and a few items, which started in 1920. For two years, painting Leger with this motif became more abstract. A real work is just an example of the most abstracted execution. Other works in this series belong to the collections of the Art Museum of Dallas and the Foundation Beyeler.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

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