The artist who shot to fame after painting a nude portrait of Donald Trump claims she was assaulted near her home by one of the US Republican front-runner's supporters.

Illma Gore took to social to share images of herself with a black eye, claiming a man got out of his car in California's La Cienega Boulevard and punched her in the face while chanting 'Trump 2016'.

The Australian-born artist was thrust into the spotlight in February after painting an unflattering image of the billionaire businessman without any clothes on - including a micro-sized penis.

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Illma Gore claims she has been assaulted by a Donald Trump supporter near her Californian home

The artist urged anyone who 'saw anything on La Cienega on Friday' to come forward and speak with police

'Today I was punched in the face by a man who got out of his car and yelled, 'Trump 2016!' in Los Angeles, just days after I returned home from London just down the road from my house,' the artist's Instagram post reads.

'This type of violence makes creatives feel like we live in a world where our individual creative input isn't safe.'

'Though I encourage passion, opinion and emotion, especially though art, I think violence is disgusting…Please stop glamorizing and perpetuating violence. Make America Decent Again!'

In a follow up post and image of her bruises on Monday, Gore urged anyone who 'saw anything on La Cienega on Friday' to come forward and speak with police.

The artist said her attacker fled the scene and is yet to be caught, but that she filed a detailed police report after the incident.

She had previously spoken out about receiving 1,000's of death threats for the pastel based pencil and oil paint artwork, which was refused to be exhibited in the US due to threats from Trump supporters.

Last month Gore claimed she was contacted by an anonymous number threatening legal action if the artwork was sold, reports The Independent.

'They claimed to be from Trump's team,' she said.

The artist painted an unfaltering image of what she imagines the billionaire businessman might look like naked

Last month Gore claimed she was contacted by an anonymous number threatening legal action if the artwork was sold

She had previously spoken out about receiving 1,000 death threats from supporters of the US presidential candidate

The picture was also reportedly banned by Facebook after it went viral and attempts to auction the artwork on eBay were thwarted when that site removed it.

Instead the Make America Great Again - a play on Trump's own slogan - was exhibited for the public at the Maddox Gallery in London, where it was has been priced at $1.87 million.

Gore said she plans to carry ahead with the sale of the artwork and donate some of the proceeds to Sage Place for Youth, a charity supporting homeless young people.