Noel Fielding sells ‘bizarre painting’ of Ed Sheeran for nearly £1,000 at London’s Saatchi Gallery

Noel Fielding ‘sells his bizarre painting of Ed Sheeran for nearly £1,000 at London’s Saatchi Gallery’

He shares his unusual and abstract paintings with fans over Instagram.

And now Noel Fielding has reportedly sold a bizarre portrait of Ed Sheeran at London‘s Saatchi Gallery for nearly £1,000. 

The Great British Bake Off star, 47, is said to have parted with the painting of the Shape Of You singer for a whopping £912. 

Artistic: Noel Fielding has reportedly sold a bizarre portrait of Ed Sheeran at London’s Saatchi Gallery for nearly £1,000 (pictured in 2017) 

The abstract art features the artist’s name on a black canvas with a small orange blob near the top.

The iconic London gallery said of the artwork: ‘Noel’s drawings are worked on in bursts of energetic vigour, perfectly mirroring his absurd and fantastical nature.’ 

An art insider told The Mirror: ‘A child could do a ­better job. Still, he’s managed to make a ­fortune from them. Good on him.’

In recent days Noel’s show The Mighty Boosh has been removed from Netflix along with Little Britain over scenes containing black face.

Wow: The Great British Bake Off star, 47, is said to have parted with the painting of the Shape Of You singer for a whopping £912

Wow: The Great British Bake Off star, 47, is said to have parted with the painting of the Shape Of You singer for a whopping £912 

His muse: The abstract art features the artist's name on a black canvas with a small orange blob near the top (Ed pictured in June 2019)

His muse: The abstract art features the artist’s name on a black canvas with a small orange blob near the top (Ed pictured in June 2019)  

The Mighty Boosh features a character called The Spirit Of Jazz, portrayed by show creator Fielding, which is meant to portray the ghost of fictional jazz musician Howlin’ Jimmy Jefferson. 

Similarly, Bo’ Selecta, which impersonated black stars such as Craig David, Trisha Goddard and Michael Jackson has been removed from All 4 after creator Leigh Francis recently issued a tearful apology. It is, however, still available on Prime Video.

It suggests an uncertain future for other popular comedy series which feature similar techniques, though many are still available to watch on streaming sites.

Fans have also called for the beloved comedy series Gavin and Stacey to be removed from BBC iPlayer.

Removed: In recent days Noel's show The Mighty Boosh has been removed from Netflix along with Little Britain over scenes containing black face

Removed: In recent days Noel’s show The Mighty Boosh has been removed from Netflix along with Little Britain over scenes containing black face

Critics called for the popular show, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, to be pulled in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, but BBC have confirmed they are no plans for the series to be pulled.

The main bone of contention stems from characters described in the show as ‘Chinese Alan’ and ‘Seth, the black fella’. 

On Saturday night, David Walliams and Matt Lucas apologised for their use of blackface after Little Britain was removed from streaming services.

In a joint statement the pair insisted it was ‘wrong’ to portray characters of other races, but reiterated it’s something they have apologised for in the past. 

In the statement posted to Twitter, David wrote: ‘Matt & I have both spoken publicly in recent years of our regret that we played characters of other races. Once again we want to make it clear that it was wrong & we are very sorry.’

Under fire: The Mighty Boosh features a character called The Spirit Of Jazz, portrayed by show creator Fielding, which is meant to portray the ghost of fictional jazz musician Howlin' Jimmy Jefferson

Under fire: The Mighty Boosh features a character called The Spirit Of Jazz, portrayed by show creator Fielding, which is meant to portray the ghost of fictional jazz musician Howlin’ Jimmy Jefferson