DiCaprio Banksy sold at star-studded AIDS gala that raises $30m

Leonardo DiCaprio donated a Banksy from his personal art collection to a celebrity auction in France which has raised over $30m to fight AIDS. The work sold for $1.1m at the amfAR gala at the star-filled Hotel Du Cap-Eden Roc in Antibes, France. The highlight of the auction was the sale, at $13m, of artist Jeff Koons’ Coloring Book sculpture to Russian billionaire Leonard Blavatnik.

I am grateful that on this - my 20th year with amfAR - we have become a solid community that has grown to the point of functioning and succeeding in fundraising and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Sharon Stone

Jake Gyllenhaal, Marion Cotillard, Sienna Miller and Adrien Brody took a break from events at the Cannes Film Festival to attend the fundraiser, which was hosted by model Karlie Kloss. 12 Years A Slave actor Michael Fassbender had heads turning as he was very prominently chatting, up close, to Romanian model-turned-actress Madalina Ghenea for 20 minutes at the centre of the amfAR marquee.

Celebrity Leonardo DiCaprio