Donald Trump naked painting artist 'punched in the face by Trump supporter'

Ms Gore's controversial painting on show in London

Illma Gore's pastel illustration of Donald Trump (Illma Gore/Maddox Gallery)

The artist behind a nude Donald Trump painting has claimed she was punched in the face by a supporter of the Republican hopeful.

Illma Gore made headlines earlier this year when her painting of Mr Trump with a small penis, titled Make America Great Again, went viral. It is displayed at the Maddox Gallery in London.

On Saturday, Ms Gore shared a picture of herself with a black eye to her Instagram page.

“Today I was punched in the face by a man who got out of his car and yelled, ‘Trump 2016!’ in Los Angeles,” she wrote.

“Though I encourage passion, opinion and emotion, especially through art, I think violence is disgusting […] This type of violence makes creatives feel like we live in a world where our individual creative input isn’t safe.”

The artist also pleaded with Mr Trump to stop “glamourising and perpetuating violence” and to “make America decent again”.

Ms Gore said she had filed a police report and that her alleged attackers had not been caught.

Ms Gore has previously said she had received threats from Trump supporters. Last month, she told the Independent she had also been threatened with a lawsuit by somebody claiming to be on Mr Trump’s team if she was to sell the portrait, which was reportedly valued at around $1million.