Following in the footsteps of seminal female artists like Elisabeth Lebrun and Mary Cassatt, Britney Spears and her new turn as a painter is taking off. A painting by the star was auctioned this week for $10,000 to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous host Robin Leach.
Spears donated the painting to auction and benefit concert Vegas Cares, where all proceeds will go towards a public mural memorializing the victims of the Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in October.
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Spears posted the artwork to her Instagram last month. The video featured the singer with a canvas and easel wearing an oversized painter's smock as Mozart's "Turkish March" filled the air. Spears wrote, "Sometimes you just gotta play," followed by a slew of playful emojis.
The playful act proved to be philanthropic, benefiting a cause that commemorates the lives lost and the first responders responsible for the lives saved in the largest mass shooting in modern American history.
Bien pour vous, Ms. Spears!
