Britney Spears Donates Portrait To Charity 9/13/08

Britney Spears and her family have donated an signed painting of the singer to a charity auction.

The large oil painting of the Toxic hitmaker was given to the Los Angeles-based Promises Foundation, which helps provide behavioral health services to women on low incomes and their children.

The picture - by California-based artist Daniel Maltman - is to be sold on internet auction website eBay with a starting price of $10,000 (£5,405), and comes with a letter of authenticity from Spears' mother Lynne.

Lisa Rogg, the charity's director, tells People.com, "The Spears family gave us this painting out of their generosity. It was their idea for the auction."