Charles Saatchi Sells Art Depicting Attack On Ex-Wife Nigella Lawson

Charles Saatchi is making money from his physical attack on his now ex-wife Nigella Lawson.

Saatchi Art, the 71-year-old’s website that sells pieces by a range of artists, currently has at least five paintings on sale depicting the shocking moment Saatchi was photographed with his hands around Nigella’s neck.

One of the paintings, by artist Darren Udaiyan, features Charles and Nigella as Homer and Bart Simpson in a crass interpretation of the June 2013 incident at Scott’s restaurant in Mayfair, London.

Udaiyan is part of the Stuckist art movement, who are vocal opponents of Saatchi, and has claimed the painting symbolizes the infamous collector’s stranglehold on the art world.

The piece is on sale for $10,000 (£5,800) but there are inappropriate artworks for all budgets.

Pete Jones’ Domestic Irony One is on sale for $30,000 (£17,500), while a cartoon-esque line drawing sold for a very reasonable $251 (£146).

Entrepreneur that he is, Saatchi has capitalised on the moment to pocket a cool 30 per cent of each sale.

Saatchi, who authored a book entitled ‘Be The Worst You Can Be’, has defended the sale of the pieces, claiming not to show them would be censorship.

“Would it have been a better story if I had censored artists whose work might be personally disobliging?” he told the Mail on Sunday.

The multimillionaire was given a police caution following the incident, which led to the end of his ten-year marriage with the celebrity chef.

Unsurprisingly the paintings have come under fire from women’s charities, who have rightly pointed out that making a profit from images of domestic violence is morally reprehensible.

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