The painting was originally owned by Marie Rose Aprosio and partner John Cunningham, who each held a 50 percent share. Aprosio died in 1980, leaving her share to two relatives.

Madonna's French painting sells for $7.2 million at auction in NYC May 8, 2013 / 11:06 AM EDT / CBS/AP A French painting owned by Madonna has sold at a New York City auction for more than $7 million.

The painting “Diana and Endymion” disappeared from Amiens, France, more than a century ago. The city’s mayor says Madonna could hold a key to the mystery, but experts say the pop icon has ...

Madonna sold an abstract painting by French artist Fernand Leger for $7.16 million on Tuesday to raise funds for girls' education projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere.