Because I'm worth it: Nell's nude portrait sells for €10,000
COVERED UP: A portrait of Nell McCafferty, called 'Nell', by artist Daniel Mark Duffy, photographed hanging at Duffy's exhibition in the Royal Hibernian Academy last week
Friday November 14 2008
Nell McCaffery's controversial nude protrait was snapped up -- for €10,000.
The nude portrait of the 64-year-old journalist which has caused more than a few heads to turn sold last night.
Feminist Nell was heckled from some quarters after bearing all for New York based artist Daniel Mark Duffy.
But it seems that somebody was impressed by her laying herself bare.
Mr Duffy said that he was delighted with the sale, which happened within two days of the portrait being exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin.
Anonymous
The anonymous buyer handed over the massive amount of cash, which is likely to the quieten even the biggest naysayers. Speaking to the Herald about the painting earlier this week, Nell said: "I thought it was lovely. We're naked as nature intended."
When Herald columnist Terry Prone criticised the naked pose, Nell said: "It basically says 'look at me, I'm f**ked' but I think it is beautiful."
Nell said she agreed to be a model on the grounds that she was "showing the body for all its age".
- Kevin Doyle
